MOLINE, Ill. and LONDON, Dec. 3,
2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackbird plc (AIM: BIRD; OTCQX:
BBRDF), the technology licensor, developer and seller of the
market-leading cloud native video editing platform, Blackbird,
announces today that Blackbird is now being used by a total of
80 US TV stations for digital news production
following TownNews' latest deployment. This is the
seventh expansion of Blackbird by TownNews since the partnership
began in 2018.
Video production teams at the 80 US TV stations use Blackbird
collaboratively to remotely access, edit and publish news content
fast to social, web and other digital platforms. When paired with
TownNews' Field59 VMS, the latest news stories can be
delivered to viewers with unbeatable speed and control using
Blackbird's browser-based, easy-to-use and carbon efficient
cloud native video editing platform. US TV stations using Blackbird
span 35 states.
Over 390 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 86% of US adults now regularly sourcing their
news from digital devices, millions of viewers in the US consume
content through the Blackbird and TownNews' Field59 VMS
platform.
Blackbird drives awareness, monetization and efficiencies for
brands in the sports, news, entertainment and enterprise
sectors. Customers include Univision, IMG, Tata
Communications, Sky News Arabia, EVS, A+E Networks, Eurovision
Sport, BT, NHL, Cheddar News, Riot Games, the U.S Department of
State and 80 US TV stations with TownNews.
About Blackbird plc
Blackbird plc operates in the fast-growing SaaS and cloud video
market. It has created Blackbird®, 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® 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® 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
monetisation.
Blackbird plc is a licensor of its core video technology under
its 'Powered by Blackbird' licensing model. Enabling video
companies to accelerate their path to true cloud business models,
licensees benefit from power and carbon reductions, cost and time
savings, less hardware and bandwidth requirements and easy
scalability.
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