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The nineteenth edition of the U17 FIFA World Cup began on Friday November 10th in Indonesia, contested by the twenty four U17 national teams of FIFA’s member countries. Blackbird will be used to edit and publish clips and highlights for the duration of the tournament.

Blackbird team attended the DPP Leaders Briefing in London. This is the pre-eminent business intelligence event for the media industry, happening in person only.

Blackbird’s M&E editor is the latest test/development environment for Blackbird’s new video codec. At 4 times its predecessor’s resolution, this HD codec maintains all the advantages and flexibility expected of its net-native JavaScript technology.

Blackbird has implemented a number of user interface design and functionality improvements aimed at easing adoption for those coming from other tools and speeding up existing workflows. Users can now choose their preferred audio view type and toggle between Blackbird’s highly accurate audio level display or a more standard waveform view for familiarity.

Blackbird UX Advisory Group launches, giving an exclusive group of Super Users within the Blackbird M&E community a chance to test new feature upgrades before they go live.

Blackbird’s Senior Software Engineer, Rufina Tsoi, speaks on an expert panel on the Avixa Power Hour webinar series. This episode on Content, Production and Streaming focused on “Getting creative with your existing live streaming equipment”.

TVB Europe reports on EVS Flex Production Project as ‘innovative showcase’ demonstrating the power of 5G and the flexibility of remote productions which reduce costs and environmental impact.

Blackbird participates in EVS education initiative enabling schools across Belgium to experience remote production using 5G technology and gain hands-on experience of Blackbird’s cloud video editing tools.

The 2023 Ryder Cup took place in Rome this weekend and was broadcast to 623 million households in 201 countries. Blackbird, through it’s OEM partner, was used throughout the tournament to clip and publish highlights for this iconic Golf competition.

New AI chat bot and track visibility toggle available now on Blackbird’s core platform. Multiple User Interface improvements are being implemented over the coming months to enhance feature discovery, industry conventions and visual improvements.