The following is an article written by Alistair Hardaker for BusinessCloud about Blackbird in July 2019: Listed video firm Blackbird has built a roster of high-profile international clients but CEO Ian McDonough says it remains a UK company at its core. A London company whose software is used by hit...
The following is an article written by Jay Ankeney for The Broascast Bridge about Blackbird in June 2019: Blackbird has developed new frame-accurate codecs and rendering technologies that are faster than real time. And it’s all done in the cloud. This company that is riding the crest of some remarkable...
Blackbird (formerly known as Forscene) is a cloud video platform which has been used by over 1000 productions as the industry standard viewing and logging tool. However, did you know that there is so much more you can do with Blackbird to help reduce the cost of your production? Here’s...
The last twelve months in the industry has seen a continuing reshaping and refinement of where the value of content lies. Last year, NAB saw AI at the forefront, this year – features, functionality and breadth of integration take to the fore. AI and ML technologies being a means to...
Blackbird CEO Ian McDonough on what motivates a new breed of global sports fans Ian McDonough: Look to the US for a glimpse of future trends of tech innovation in global sports and to see how cloud video is delivering scale and speed. As a lifelong fan of Liverpool Football...
Blackbird is all about creating and distributing video as easily and efficiently as possible. I recently introduced the Blackbird JavaScript editor. Running in a browser transforms the delivery of our cloud video platform by distributors, resellers and OEMs to their clients. Blackbird Edge is about simplifying how Blackbird puts videos...
Blackbird Platform The Blackbird Platform has been undergoing a number of transformations. The platform is now available on https://cloud.blackbird.video – your login details are unchanged but password managers will require you to enter your credentials at login. Please update your bookmarks accordingly. Blackbird Ascent and Forte The JavaScript version of...
The following is an article written by Digital Media World about Blackbird in November 2018: Cloud infrastructures have become more interesting to media companies because of their potential to cost-effectively, and rapidly, scale operations up or down. Also, within a cloud environment, organisations can use or offer customers services and...
