Economia

A complete technological transformation for a Czech news website. From a frontend audit to AI-powered video subtitling.
Popis
A new content management system for a Czech news website. Folio CMS + Boutique, AI integration, and video infrastructure.
Rok realizace
2024–2025
Obtížnost
800+ man-days
Klient
Economia a.s.
Tým
4× Frontend developers 3× Backend developers 2× DevOps engineers 2× UX/UI designers 1× QA engineer 1× Project manager

The Challenge

Aktuálně.cz is important Czech news website with millions of unique visitors per month. Economia was looking for a partner for a complete replacement of their editorial system – the legacy solution was hindering development and preventing modern features.

  • Legacy CMS did not support modern editorial workflow

  • Slow page loading (Core Web Vitals in the red)

  • Inability to work with video content efficiently

  • Difficult content distribution to external platforms

The Solution

Discovery & Audit
In-depth frontend audit (Core Web Vitals, accessibility, SEO), editorial workflow and pain point analysis, technical specification and migration roadmap.

Folio CMS Implementation
Adapting the CMS for 24/7 news operations, breaking news workflow with instant publishing, collaborative editing and versioning.

AI & Automation
ElevenLabs integration for automatic video subtitling, connection to video infrastructure, custom video player with adaptive streaming.

Content Distribution
RSS feeds for aggregators and partners, optimization for Google News and Apple News, AMP pages, push notifications for breaking news.




One of the most read Czech news websites

Aktuálně.cz is one of the most read Czech news websites, attracting millions of monthly unique visitors. Economia was looking for a partner for a complete overhaul of its content management system, as their legacy solution was hindering development and failed to support modern features.


Technology

Ruby on Rails, Folio CMS + Boutique, ElevenLabs AI, Kubernetes, CDN, edge caching




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