NAB showed an industry invigorated by change
By Ian McDonough, CEO, Blackbird It was great to be back at NAB Show among 65,000 peers and to experience an industry that is both invigorating and innovating. The show floor and conference was dominated by…
Read MoreBuilding on creative momentum
By Ian McDonough, CEO, Blackbird 2022 was another huge year for Blackbird and 2023 promises to be even more significant as we build on momentum by growing our existing market and debuting a new version of…
Read MoreIBC 2022: The value of live is richer than ever
By Ian McDonough, CEO, Blackbird To paraphrase the old saying ‘you never know what you’ve got until it’s gone’ it was great to be back at IBC again. There’s been much industry soul searching about the value of trade shows since attendance…
Read MoreSimplifying and speeding up the global digital supply chain
By Ian McDonough, CEO, Blackbird As Netflix, Disney, Amazon and SVOD rivals expand into all quarters of the globe, the reversioning effort is one of sheer scale and staggering complexity. It requires adapting the content for…
Read MoreBrowser based editing with the WOW factor! Yes, we know
By Ian McDonough, CEO, Blackbird To hear some of the news reports coming out of recent trade shows, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the industry has suddenly cottoned onto the idea of producing content in…
Read MoreIt’s a wrap: All the excitement of NAB 2022 plus the urgency of change
By Ian McDonough, CEO, Blackbird After two years of cancelled shows, NAB provided the perfect tonic for the industry to reunite. It was fantastic to be back in Las Vegas and meet many customers face to…
Read MoreBringing visibility to the cost of cloud
By Ian McDonough, CEO, Blackbird The move to the cloud has been an imperative for many companies this past year. But adoption of cloud was always about more than survival. It brings the prospect of flexible…
Read MoreCloud native video – Yours. Powered by Blackbird.
By Ian McDonough, CEO, Blackbird Think Blackbird is just the developer of the market-leading cloud native video editing platform? Think again. Now any company wanting to leapfrog the competition and gain a gateway to the cloud can…
Read MoreAll to play for: Why sports need gamification
The next twelve months could prove crucial for the future of live sports. With even major events such as the UEFA Euro Championships and the Tokyo Olympics likely to be reshaped in the absence of crowds,…
Read MoreBroadcast tech trends to watch in 2021
Blackbird CEO Ian McDonough gazes into his crystal ball to predict the key themes for the broadcast tech industry in 2021. In 2020 the industry experienced future shock. In 2021 the convulsions will have barely begun….
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