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Blackbird No Longer Forbidden
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…
Read MoreBlackbird 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…
Read MoreReflections 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)…
Read MoreHangin’ With … Blackbird CEO Ian McDonough
The following is an interview that Forbidden Technologies’ CEO, Ian McDonough, gave to SportsBusiness Daily in August 2018: IAN MCDONOUGH is the CEO of Blackbird, a cloud-based platform that allows users to quickly edit and publish…
Read MoreForbidden Puts Frame Accurate Editing in the Cloud
The following is an interview with Forbidden Technologies VP of Products, Jeff Krebs, for The Broadcast Bridge in August 2018: With the Blackbird codec from Forbidden Technologies, cloud-based editing can be as fast and accurate as…
Read MoreBlackbird Wows Global Media Industry By Delivering Workstation Experience In The Cloud
The following is an interview that Forbidden Technologies’ CEO, Ian McDonough, gave to techcompanynews.com in July 2018: Q: Would you provide our readers with a brief introduction to Forbidden Technologies and your cloud video product,…
Read MoreMedia supply chains in the cloud – the content factory?
The challenges of agility, scalability and speed to market are key concerns for any business – most notably within the media and entertainment sector, news and sports where ‘time is money’ and runners up have already…
Read MoreThe benefits of Edge computing in a Sports 2.0 world
Everyone knows the benefits of cloud technology since we use it every day – viewing emails, streaming music/videos on smart devices during our daily commute. Yet do we really know the benefits of being on the…
Read MoreSVG College Summit 2018
Sports Video Group – College Summit 2018, May 30 – June 1, Omni Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia Blackbird will be exhibiting at The SVG College Summit, Booth 218 to showcase the Blackbird cloud video platform. Video content can…
Read MoreBlackbird Sings Throughout NAB
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…
Read MoreBlackbird is best-of-breed
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