It’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…
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Pandemic Paves Path To Leapfrog Ahead
Writing for Forbes Technology Council, Ian McDonough, CEO at Blackbird delves into how the pandemic has accelerated digital behaviours, and how Blackbird fits into the new status quo.
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Making Video More Sustainable
The broadcast industry has been gradually pivoting to a model that enables more of the production to be done remotely and where crew remain in a single central location or even in their own homes. Ian McDonough, CEO at Blackbird writes.
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An Interview with Ian McDonough, CEO, Blackbird
Sitting with Streaming Media Europe, Ian McDonough talks through cloud-native production, sustainability and all things Blackbird.
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Delivering ultra efficient, end-to-end production in the cloud
Scaling up for big events used to mean transporting lots of equipment and making editorial trade-offs. The acceleration to cloud-based production workflows brought by the pandemic has shifted this paradigm. Now broadcasters and production companies can…
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Bringing 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…
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Cloud 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…
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All 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,…
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Broadcast 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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Taking the lead on sustainability now
Even as the world concentrates on living with Covid-19, the more urgent threat to our existence is saving the planet. Microsoft is one of a growing number of organisations to have announced its intent to be carbon negative by…
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