The following is an interview that Forbidden Technologies’ CEO, Ian McDonough, gave to TVBEurope in May 2018: Very much a MIP man in his ‘content sales’ years with BBC Worldwide, Turner, and Viacom, Ian McDonough enjoyed a sensational NAB debut thanks to the popularity of Blackbird Ascent and Forte,...
The team returned from NAB after a jam-packed week of Blackbird meetings with end users, service providers, technology partners and distributors across the news, media and entertainment (NME) sector – from news and broadcast to online and major sports organisations (as well as everything in between). From the very start,...
The following is an interview that Forbidden Technologies’ CEO, Ian McDonough, and VP of Products, Jeff Krebs, gave at NAB 2018: During ShowStoppers at NAB in Las Vegas, they profile their cloud-based Blackbird Proxy solution that bridges broadcast and digital video, and is responsible for the presentation of some notable...
The following is a video interview that Forbidden Technologies’ CEO, Ian McDonough, gave at NAB Show 2018: He discusses the Blackbird platform and the Blackbird Codec which allows for compression and decompression of video for storage, transmission and editing. To watch the full interview, click here.
The following is an interview that Forbidden Technologies’ CEO, Ian McDonough, gave to SVG before NAB in April 2018: For Ian McDonough, who has been CEO of Forbidden Technologies for six months, NAB 2018 will mark a major turning point. Appearing officially under the Blackbird brand, the company will emphasize...
There is a new worldview of Media Asset Management (MAM) technology. Once perceived as an integrated storage system linked to a platform facilitating distribution, it is now understood as an integral layer in the framework along with Production Asset Management, and Digital Asset Management. Today MAM technology is recognised as a critical part...
Live streaming looks to be a growing trend for 2018. It’s no surprise, its popularity has seen the likes of Snapchat, Instagram and Facebook Live provide live video streams to all their users. As real-time engagement levels rise, live streaming does not look to fade away anytime soon. People want...
The Video industry has changed drastically in the last 10 years, 3D stereoscopic has come (and gone) and video resolutions have risen to 4K and beyond. As demands for providing video content for ‘every platform, everywhere’ reach a crescendo, digital content providers are challenged with achieving speed to market. Video...
