NAB Show: Twelve Labs Partners With Blackbird

Twelve Labs, a “video understanding company,” today announced “a major step forward in the world of video editing and storytelling.” It has partnered with Blackbird plc, the technology licensor, developer and seller […]

Blackbird Appoints New Non-Executive Director Anne de Kerckhove

Blackbird plc, the developer and seller of cloud video platform, Blackbird, has added Anne de Kerckhove to its board as the senior independent non-executive director and audit committee chair. Additionally, John Honeycutt, […]

Blackbird Expands To More U.S. TV Stations With BLOX Digital

Blackbird, seller of the cloud native video editing platform of the same name, says it has been deployed to a further two U.S. TV stations for digital news production following […]

Blackbird Adopted By WCAV Charlottesville, Va., For Newsroom Workflow

Lockwood Broadcasting’s CBS affiliate WCAV Charlottesville, Va., has chosen browser-based Blackbird for professional, collaborative and scalable video editing and publishing for its broadcast and digital workflow. The station will deploy […]

Elevate.io On Track For General Release

Per a company press release, Blackbird plc, the technology licensor, developer and seller of the cloud-native video editing platform, Blackbird, announced that its new creator SaaS product, Elevate.io, is on […]

Blackbird’s Elevate.io Moves Into Early Access Phase

Blackbird plc, a technology licensor, developer and seller of cloud native video editing platform, Blackbird, announces that its new creator SaaS product, Elevate.io, has moved into its early access testing phase. […]

NAB 2023: Blackbird Collaborates With Microsoft On Professional Web Editing

Blackbird plc, the technology licensor, developer and seller of a cloud native video editing platform, Blackbird, today announced that the company is collaborating with Microsoft at NAB 2023 (April 16-19 at the […]

New Video Production Study Uncovers Cloud Native Cost Efficiencies Over Lift-And-Shift Cloud

Blackbird plc, the technology licensor, developer and seller of the cloud native video editing platform Blackbird, and leading research consultancy, Caretta Research, announced the launch of a new video industry study: Going […]

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Cloud Editing Embraces More Flexibility, Efficiency

Several years after the pandemic pushed a wide embrace of cloud editing, the technology has made significant strides in speed and automation. Above, Avid’s Edit on Demand is a cloud-based premium editing and post-production solution that can be deployed and scaled on demand.

Blackbird Named IABM Broadcast-Media Company Of The Year

Blackbird plc, the technology licensor, developer and seller of the cloud native video editing platform, Blackbird, has been named “IABM Broadcast / Media Company of the Year.” This IABM (International Association […]

EVS Launches IPD-VIA Create Web-Based Editing Application

EVS, a provider of live video technology, has launched IPD-VIA Create. The new web application allows users of EVS’ end-to-end live production asset management (PAM) solution — MediaCeption Signature — to access […]

SBS Belgium Deploys Blackbird To Drive Major Video Production Workflow Efficiencies

Blackbird plc, the technology licensor, developer and seller of market-leading cloud native video editing platform, Blackbird, today announced that SBS Belgium has deployed Blackbird to drive major video production workflow efficiencies. Founded in 1995, […]

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At IBC, Returning To A New Normal

In Amsterdam this week, there was plenty of talk about broadcasters’ ongoing transition to IP and the cloud, along with the supply chain issues and labor shortages hampering it, but most people were too grateful to see old friends, colleagues and clients to complain.

IBC: Blackbird And Microsoft To Showcase Professional Browser-Based Video Production

Blackbird plc, the technology licensor, developer and seller of market-leading cloud native video editing platform, Blackbird, said today that the company is showcasing professional browser-based video production with Microsoft at IBC […]

Blackbird Hires Morgan Henry As VP Engineering

Blackbird plc, the technology licensor, developer and seller of the cloud native video editing platform, Blackbird, has appointed Morgan Henry vice president of Engineering. He brings 20 years of experience […]

Blackbird Names Mo Volans Product Marketing SVP

Blackbird plc, the technology licensor, developer and seller of the cloud native video editing platform, Blackbird, today appointed Mo Volans SVP of product marketing. He joins the company from VEGAS Creative […]

Blackbird Paper Finds Cloud Native Technologies Drive Major Video Production Decarbonization

Blackbird plc, the technology licensor, developer and seller of the cloud native video editing platform, Blackbird, today released its latest sustainability study — Decarbonizing Video Production — in collaboration with […]

Blackbird Hires Sumit Rai As Chief Product Officer

Blackbird plc, the technology licensor, developer and seller of the cloud native video editing platform, Blackbird, today named Sumit Rai as chief product officer. he will join the company in […]

Blackbird Video Study Finds Optimized Cloud Native Production Tools Can Transform Inefficient Workflows

Blackbird, the technology licensor, developer and seller of the market-leading cloud native video editing platform, Blackbird, today released data from the company’s recent video industry study that finds the cloud is impacting production but the vast majority of […]

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Local TV Content Still The ‘Best Stuff,’ But Only If Investments Are Made In Its Producers

Executives from Fox Television Stations, E.W. Scripps, Tegna, Gray and Blackbird said in a TVNewsCheck webinar Thursday that local content is becoming increasingly crucial in a world of shrinking syndication options, but to pull it off more resources need to be invested in local people and the technology to support them.

Blackbird Achieves AWS Technology Partner Status

Blackbird plc, the technology licensor, developer and seller of the cloud native video editing platform Blackbird, says it has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Technology Partner status and completed the Foundational Technical Review […]

Blackbird And TownNews Expand To 80 U.S. TV Stations

Blackbird Says It Generates Up To 91% Less Carbon

It’s an uncomfortable truth that the broadcast and media industry has a concerning carbon emissions problem, Blackbird says. “One hundred hours of TV production generates 900 tons of CO2 equating […]

Blackbird Launches Core Video Technology Licensing Solution

Blackbird plc, the technology licensor, developer and seller of the cloud native video editing platform, Blackbird, has introduced its core technology licensing solution, “Powered by Blackbird,” to enable advanced cloud native functionality […]

Blackbird And TownNews Expand To 75 U.S. Stations

Blackbird plc, the developer and seller of the cloud native video editing platform, Blackbird, said today that Blackbird is now being used by 75 U.S. TV stations for digital news production […]

Blackbird To Provide CBS Sports Digital With Cloud Native Video Production

Blackbird plc, the developer and seller of a video editing platform, Blackbird, today signed a deal with CBS Sports Digital for cloud video production. CBS Sports Digital will deploy Blackbird […]

Blackbird Integrates Cloud-Native, Real-Time Editing Into TVU Producer

TVU Networks, a provider of cloud and IP-based live video solutions, is partnering with Blackbird plc, developer and seller of the Blackbird cloud-native video editing and publishing platform, to add access to […]

Blackbird Begins Trading On OTCQX Market

Blackbird plc, the developer and seller of the patented cloud native video editing platform Blackbird, is now trading on the OTCQX Best Market, in the United States, under the ticker symbol […]

Blackbird Shares To Trade On U.S. OTC Market

Blackbird plc, the developer and seller of the patented cloud native video editing platform, Blackbird, announced that it has submitted an application to the OTC Markets Group for the company’s ordinary […]

Univision Chooses Blackbird To Drive Streaming Video Production Efficiencies

Univision has entered into a multi-year deal to deploy the cloud native video editing platform Blackbird to drive large-scale video production efficiencies across its streaming and digital media operations. Blackbird was selected […]

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Cloud Editing Capabilities Grow, Latency Improves

With adoption pushed by the pandemic, cloud editing tools have expanded to cover light-weight, heavy-weight and hybrid workflows as vendors continue to minimize latency problems. Above, Avid’s Edit On Demand provides a fully provisioned and secure virtual editing environment, complete with Media Composer cloud editing and Avid NEXIS cloud storage, that can be deployed and scaled quickly.

LiveU Matrix And Blackbird Help RTL Boost Viewer Engagement Of German Elections

LiveU, a provider of live video streaming and remote production solutions, and Blackbird plc, developer and seller of the award winning cloud-native video editing and publishing platform, Blackbird, today announced that Mediengruppe […]

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TVN Tech | Vendors: Storycentric Workflow Shift Long Overdue

Equipment manufacturers say newsrooms have been too slow to embrace a storycentric model of content creation, one far more in line with consumer habits than the old evening-newscast-as-endgame paradigm. Above, Sam Adams, the morning anchor for KHQ Spokane, is preparing clips for NonStop News, the station’s 24/7 streaming channel. He’s seated at the NonStop News Desk, which is where these clips are prepared. He can produce and present the clips in a very short amount of time. The lower TV in the distance is receiving NonStop News over-the-air on ch. 6.3.

Blackbird And Newsbridge Partner For End-To-End Cloud Video Management And Production

Blackbird plc and Newsbridge have partnered to provide media professionals with a flexible, powerful end-to-end cloud video management and production solution. The integrated solution combines two cloud-native services: Newsbridge’s smart asset management platform […]

Blackbird Wins 18 More Stations With TownNews

Blackbird plc, the developer and seller of the cloud native video editing platform, Blackbird, says that Blackbird is being used by 18 more U.S. TV stations for digital news production following TownNews’ […]

BT Chooses Blackbird For Cloud Native Video Editing And Publishing

BT has selected Blackbird plc’s cloud video editing platform, Blackbird, for cloud native video editing and publishing. Blackbird provides rapid access to video content for the creation of clips, highlights and longform […]

LiveU And Blackbird Team For End-To-End Live And VOD Production

LiveU, a provider of live video streaming and remote production solutions, has teamed up with Blackbird plc), the developer and seller of the cloud-native video editing and publishing platform, Blackbird, to […]

Blackbird Releases Video Emissions Impact Study

Blackbird plc, the developer and seller of the multi award-winning cloud-native video editing platform Blackbird, today launched a carbon awareness study titled “Video Shouldn’t Cost the Earth” developed in collaboration with […]

EVS Launches Blackbird Partnership For International Sporting Events

Blackbird plc, the developer and seller of the cloud video editing platform Blackbird, has announced a partnership with EVS with launch deployments for international sporting events. EVS is a global provider of live […]

Object Matrix Partners With Blackbird For Cloud Video Editing

Object Matrix, a provider of object storage solutions to the media industry, has partnered with Blackbird plc, developer and seller of the cloud video editing platform Blackbird. The partnership includes the […]