Forbidden Technologies PLC US eSports content company selects Blackbird Forte
April 06 2018 - 1:00AM
RNS Non-Regulatory
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Forbidden Technologies PLC
06 April 2018
6 April 2018
Forbidden Technologies plc
("Forbidden" or the "Company")
Premier US eSports content creation company selects Blackbird
Forte
Forbidden Technologies plc (AIM: FBT), the developer and seller
of cloud video platform technology using its patented Blackbird
technology is pleased to announce that a premier competitive
eSports content creation company based in Las Vegas has selected
the Blackbird Forte cloud video platform for live and post event
edit and production.
High profile live eSports events will be captured to the
Blackbird cloud for rapid turnaround into highlights packages for
delivery to consumers all over the world through web and social
media platforms. Content can be further enriched within the
Blackbird platform in order to maximise the value of the pivotal
moments within events for future replay and redistribution.
Blackbird has processed over 8 million hours of professional
video content using Forbidden's patented Blackbird codec.
eSports is a sports category that is going through rapid growth.
Newzoo, the leading provider of market intelligence covering the
eSports market, predicts that in 2018 eSports will generate global
revenues of $905 million, up 38 percent from $656 million in 2017,
and is expected to have a global audience of 380 million
people.
"We're delighted to be working with our first US customer in the
eSports sector", said Ian McDonough, CEO Forbidden Technologies.
"Blackbird is a key part of this customer's technical
infrastructure and the Blackbird codec is an ideal solution for
this high growth and demanding sector due to its ability to operate
at 60 frames per second. Strategically the sector's growth and its
need for high quality video makes eSports a hugely exciting market
for Blackbird. Blackbird gives eSports organisers, game studios and
rights holders a game changing solution to access and monetise
their valuable sports content beyond the live stream."
Enquiries:
Forbidden Technologies plc
Ian McDonough, CEO
Jonathan Lees, Finance Director
Tel: +44 (0)20 8879 7245
Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker)
Nick Naylor
John Depasquale
Katrina Perez
Tel: +44 (0)20 3328 5656
About Forbidden Technologies plc
Forbidden Technologies plc (AIM: FBT, www.forbidden.co.uk)
floated in February 2000.
Forbidden develops, markets and licenses a powerful cloud video
platform using our patented Blackbird technology. The technology
underpins multiple applications which are used by rights holders,
broadcasters, sports and news video specialists, post-production
houses, other mass market digital video channels and
corporations.
The Blackbird technology allows full visibility on
multi-location digital content, improves time to market for live
content such as video clips and highlights for social media
distribution, and results in much more effective monetisation.
About Blackbird Forte
Blackbird Forte gives users easy access to advanced
collaborative workflows into logging and transcription, frame
accurate clipping, and editing with single and multi-camera
environments including ground-breaking live-switch multi-camera
editorial from the cloud. Live or sidecar data including closed
captioning, give Blackbird Forte a unique ability to easily edit
content timing and screen position of closed caption data along
with video content. Other highlighted features include, multiple
video and audio tracks, alpha channel graphic support, titles and
direct voiceover to timeline. Content is effortlessly delivered for
publish, conform and delivery to multiple platforms in a variety of
standards including closed caption and metadata delivery. Blackbird
Ascent and Forte use the same core technology and are 100%
compatible, enabling flexibility and scalability to any video
workflow.
Blackbird(R) is a registered trademark of Forbidden Technologies
plc.
Websites:
www.forbidden.co.uk
www.blackbird.video
Social media:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/forbidden
https://twitter.com/BlackbirdCloud
https://www.facebook.com/BlackbirdCloudVideo/
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