Blackbird PLC Blackbird wins 18 more US TV Stations (5113W)
April 26 2021 - 1:00AM
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Blackbird PLC
26 April 2021
26 April 2021
Blackbird plc
(the "Company")
Blackbird wins 18 more US TV Stations with TownNews
Moline, Illinois and London - Blackbird plc (AIM:BIRD), the
developer and seller of the market-leading cloud native video
editing platform, Blackbird, announced today that Blackbird is
being used by 18 more US TV Stations for digital news production
following TownNews' latest deployment. This is the fifth expansion
of Blackbird by TownNews since the partnership began in 2018.
69 US TV stations now use Blackbird remotely and safely to
rapidly access, edit and publish news content fast to social and
web platforms. When paired with TownNews' Field59 VMS, news stories
can be delivered to viewers with unbeatable speed and control using
Blackbird's browser-based, carbon efficient cloud native video
editing platform. US TV stations using Blackbird now span 35
states.
Over 350 local TV stations in the US produce approximately six
hours of news content per day with the industry generating nearly
$31 billion in revenues annually. With an estimated 43% of US
adults sourcing their news from websites and social media, millions
of viewers in the US now consume content through the Blackbird and
TownNews' Field59 VMS platform.
Derek Gebler, Vice President of Broadcast and Video for
TownNews, said : "Blackbird's high-quality, frame-accurate cloud
editing software gives our broadcast customers a huge competitive
advantage. The growth of the Blackbird TownNews partnership over
the past three years has been extremely exciting, and we look
forward to continuing our mutual collaboration for a long time to
come."
Blackbird CEO, Ian McDonough, commented : "Congratulations to
TownNews on their new station wins. We are thrilled to expand our
services with them to 69 news stations across 35 states from the 2
we started with back in 2018. This is an excellent example of the
'Blackbird inside' OEM strategy working and a superb endorsement of
our technology in the fast-paced environment of news
production."
Blackbird drives awareness, monetization and efficiencies for
brands in the sports, news, entertainment and enterprise sectors.
The Company's customers include Tata Communications, EVS, BT, IMG,
Deltatre, Sky News Arabia, A+E Networks, NHL, Eleven Sports, Riot
Games, the U.S Department of State and 69 local US TV stations with
TownNews.
Enquiries:
Blackbird plc Tel: +44 (0)20 8879
7245
Ian McDonough, Chief Executive Officer
Adrian Lambert, Chief Marketing Officer
Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser Tel: +44 (0)20 3328
and Broker) 5656
Nick Naylor (Corporate Finance)
Amrit Nahal (Sales and Corporate Broking)
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) enables 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 digital
distribution, and ultimately results in much more effective
monetization.
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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