NAB 2019: Platforms, productivity and positioning
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…
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The New Game In Town: The Need For Speed
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…
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Lightning fast video upload to the cloud? This is how it’s done
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…
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February 2019: Blackbird Product News
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…
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Blackbird Takes Flight for Fast, Cloud Native Video Publishing
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…
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December 2018: Blackbird Product News
Blackbird Edge server for OS X This recently released and field proven technology enables remote production teams and executives to gain visibility of content and the ability to begin operations faster than ever. The ability for…
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Blackbird is transitioning to a browser based editing application
To all Blackbird users: We are thrilled to announce that Blackbird is transitioning to a browser based editing application. As part of this transition you will be able to login into your existing Blackbird account using…
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Finally it’s a reality – professional cloud video editing in JavaScript
The sheer audacity of it! Who – apart from Forbidden Technologies, the makers of Blackbird – could even envisage a professional-level cloud video editor in JavaScript? When we originally voiced this idea, it was met with…
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IABM interview with Forbidden Technologies’ CEO, Ian McDonough
The following is an interview that Forbidden Technologies’ CEO, Ian McDonough, gave to IABM at IBC 2018: We asked Ian McDonough, CEO at IABM member Blackbird, to tell us a bit about this apparently new name in…
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Reflections on a successful IBC 2018
Rewind to NAB this year and we had just elevated the Blackbird brand and begun the process of re-engaging with existing clients as well as new prospects. Key themes from the show were artificial intelligence (AI)…
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