LONDON, Jan. 10,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackbird plc (AIM:BIRD)
(OTCQX:BBRDF), the technology licensor, developer and seller of
market-leading cloud native video editing platform, Blackbird,
announces that it has been crowned 'IABM Broadcast / Media Company
of the Year'.
This prestigious IABM (International Association for Broadcast
and Media) Award recognizes and rewards broadcasters or media
companies that have demonstrated throughout the year that they are
at the forefront of creating and distributing ground-breaking
content through innovation across the content chain.
The Blackbird cloud-native editing and publishing platform is
spearheading the revolution in remote production and the
flexibility to create video content by anyone, anywhere, anytime.
The platform was conceived around the concepts of freedom from
location, freedom from proprietary systems and hardware and the
resilience to continue to operate with very low demand on
resources.
Blackbird users include TelevisaUnivision, EVS, IMG, Deltatre,
Sky News Arabia, A+E Networks, BT Sport, Arsenal FC, Eleven Sports,
Cheddar News and the U.S Department of State. In 2022
Blackbird was used by its partners to create and distribute content
for many of the most important and prestigious sporting events of
the year including the Winter Olympics, Super Bowl and the World
Cup.
Blackbird won this award after another successful year of growth
with revenues increasing by 78% in the first half of 2022 and
overseas sales growing by 314% over the past 3 years. Shown to
lower carbon emissions by up to 91% compared to cloud based and on
premise editing platforms, Blackbird continued its media industry
sustainability campaign last year by releasing a further study –
'Decarbonizing Video Production'. The Company also released a study
showing how Blackbird's technology is four times faster than on
premise editing platforms for various popular video production
workflows.
Last month Blackbird announced EVS as its first 'Powered By
Blackbird' technology licensee with the launch of EVS's web based
editing application, 'IPD-VIA Create'. Fully integrated into EVS's
ecosystem, IPD-VIA Create provides the ability to edit while
capturing content through an easy to navigate browser-based
interface. Users can work with their assets from anywhere in the
world and immediately view and push edited content to craft editors
or directly distribute it in broadcast quality to multiple
channels.
In April Blackbird was awarded a
much coveted Queen's Award for Enterprise for International Trade
and in December the company also won the Best Tech Company Silver
Award at the SportsPro OTT Awards.
Blackbird plc's CEO, Ian
McDonough, said: "Thank you to the IABM and their
eminent judging committee for awarding us 'Broadcast / Media
Company of the Year 2022'. This is fantastic recognition of
Blackbird's rapid progress in the media and broadcast industry.
2022 was far from plain sailing for the media and tech sectors and
it's a testament to the hard work of the Blackbird team and our
partners that we have been successful in generating record growth
and won a number of prestigious industry awards."
"It seemed that in almost every major tournament or event in
2022 Blackbird was involved in some way. In 2023 we look forward to
the rollout of the Blackbird technology via EVS IPD Via Create. In
what I am sure will be an exciting year we feel the stage is set
for the fastest, most efficient and functionally advanced cloud
content creation tools to increase in adoption."
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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