Blackbird PLC Blackbird named Emerging Tech Company of the Year
December 08 2020 - 1:00AM
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08 December 2020
Blackbird plc
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Blackbird wins Emerging Tech Company of the Year award
8 December 2020, London - Blackbird plc (AIM: BIRD), the
developer and seller of the market-leading cloud video editing
platform, Blackbird, has won the Emerging Tech Company of the Year
award.
Organised by SportsPro, the OTT Awards are one of the most
coveted recognitions in the sports broadcast industry. A 29 strong
panel of independent judges drawn from the elite of the sports
media industry carried out an extensive deliberation process to
choose winners from hundreds of entries across 14 categories.
Crowning Blackbird plc as Emerging Tech Company of the Year,
SportsPro, said: "Our judges awarded Blackbird the top prize as
they felt they showed extremely good growth and had a number of
very high-profile customers. The platform is a great solution for
many content creators, particularly due to its ability to turn
content around so quickly."
Blackbird is the world's fastest, most powerful professional
cloud video editing and publishing platform. Enabling remote video
production, Blackbird provides rapid frame-accurate access to video
content for the easy creation of clips, highlights and longer form
content to multiple devices and platforms.
Over the past year Blackbird has announced contract wins with
leading enterprise organisations including Riot Games, NHL, Sky
News Arabia, Eleven Sports, VENN, Whisper, US Department of State,
Live X and Arsenal F.C. In addition, key strategic OEM partnerships
have been formed with Tata Communications, EditShare and Zixi.
Blackbird CEO, Ian McDonough, said : "We are simply thrilled to
be the recipients of such a prestigious award especially during
this extraordinary year. The disruption to normal service has
highlighted the need for the ongoing operational resilience
Blackbird brings to any sports content workflow. The freedom that
Blackbird enables for editors and producers - to create and
instantaneously view professional grade content on low bandwidth in
a browser - has allowed them to stay safe in the short term and
enjoy a work life balance in the long run.
We dearly hope the end of the crisis is in sight and the world
can return to normality, including a full sports and entertainment
agenda. Our increased profile and firm global partnerships with
market leading companies points to a rip-roaring 2021 for
Blackbird."
Enquiries:
Blackbird plc Tel: +44 (0)20 8879
7245
Ian McDonough, Chief Executive Officer
Adrian Lambert, Marketing Director
Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser Tel: +44 (0)20 3328
and Broker) 5656
Nick Naylor / Asha Chotai (Corporate Finance)
Amrit Nahal (Sales)
About Blackbird plc
Blackbird plc operates in the fast-growing SaaS and cloud video
market. It has created Blackbird(R), the world's most advanced
suite of cloud-native computing applications for video, all
underpinned by its lightning-fast codec. Blackbird plc's patented
technology allows for frame accurate navigation, playback, viewing
and editing in the cloud. Blackbird(R) underpins multiple
applications, which are used by rights holders, broadcasters,
sports and news video specialists, esports, live events and content
owners, post-production houses, other mass market digital video
channels and corporations.
Since it is cloud-native, Blackbird(R) removes the need for
costly, high end workstations and can be used from almost anywhere
on almost any device. It also 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 ultimately results in much more effective
monetisation.
Blackbird(R) is a registered trademark of Blackbird plc.
Websites
www.blackbird.video
Social media
www.linkedin.com/company/blackbird-cloud
www.twitter.com/blackbirdcloud
www.facebook.com/blackbirdplc
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