Octobank Debuts First-of-Its-Kind AI-Generated On-Site Video News from TAF!25-No Film Crew Required

Octobank's AI-Generated On-Site Video: A Practical Template for PR Teams

Octobank published an on-site video news report from the TAF!25 festival without sending a film crew. Every element-visual inserts, anchor avatar, script, voiceover, and edit-was produced by neural networks.

The bank acted as the event's title partner and released what it calls the region's first event report created without a journalist physically on location. The result: lower production costs, faster turnaround, and a clear signal that their PR tech stack is mature.

What happened

• Topic: TAF!25 festival coverage.
• Production: Fully AI-generated-no on-site journalist or camera team.
• Outputs: Visual B-roll, avatar anchor, auto-written script, synthetic voiceover, final edit.
• Goal: Publish timely news content while shrinking time and budget.

Why this matters for PR and Comms

• Speed: Same-day or next-day distribution becomes realistic for complex events.
• Cost: Travel, crew, and post-production hours drop, freeing budget for distribution and measurement.
• Consistency: On-brand voice and visual templates can be reused across campaigns.
• Scalability: One team can cover multiple locations in parallel.

How the workflow can look

• Pre-event: Define narrative beats, brand voice, and visual style templates.
• Data intake: Pull schedules, speaker names, and social feeds; collect public visuals and approved assets.
• Generation: Create scripts, avatar segments, voiceover, and inserts with neural networks.
• QA: Human editor reviews facts, tone, rights, and compliance; add on-screen disclosures for synthetic media.
• Publish: Export, caption, localize, and syndicate to owned and earned channels.

Risk and quality guardrails

• Accuracy: Cross-check names, titles, quotes, and figures with official event sources.
• Rights: Use licensed or owned visuals; keep an audit trail of sources and approvals.
• Disclosure: Label synthetic anchors/voices to maintain audience trust.
• Brand safety: Lock tone, visual identity, and disclaimers in templates to reduce drift.

Metrics to track

• Time to publish vs. prior events.
• Cost per finished minute of video.
• Completion rate, CTR, watch time, and earned pickups.
• Issue rate: number of corrections or takedowns required.

Where PR teams can apply this now

• Event recaps when travel is limited or schedules conflict.
• Executive updates and product news with consistent on-brand delivery.
• Localized variants for multiple markets without new shoots.
• Stakeholder briefings with quick turn edits as news develops.

Getting started (simple playbook)

• Pick one pilot event. Limit scope to a 60-90 second news hit.
• Build a reusable script outline: hook, 3 key facts, proof, CTA.
• Create one avatar and voice profile that match brand tone.
• Define a rights checklist and a two-step editorial review.
• Measure speed, cost, and engagement vs. your last human-shot recap.

Bottom line

Octobank showed that fully AI-produced event reporting is viable for PR. If you can protect accuracy, rights, and disclosure, you get faster publishing, leaner budgets, and repeatable quality-at scale.

Helpful resources

• Generative video tools shortlists for building your stack.
• AI courses by job function to upskill PR and Comms teams.