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Blackbird PLC
30 July 2020
30 July 2020
Blackbird plc
(the "Company")
Sky News Arabia chooses Blackbird for remote and collaborative
cloud video editing and publishing
Abu Dhabi and London - Blackbird plc (AIM: BIRD), developer and
seller of the market-leading cloud video editing platform,
Blackbird, has been chosen by Sky News Arabia for remote and
collaborative cloud video editing and publishing of digital news
content.
Sky News Arabia is a 24-hour Arabic news channel broadcast
across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). With a free-to-air
TV channel, digital and audio platforms, Sky News Arabia delivers
analysis of both news from the Middle East and North Africa region
and international news. The channel is broadcast to more than 50
million households in the MENA region.
Sky News Arabia will use Blackbird to drive major video
production efficiencies across a number of key workflows. Sky News
Arabia's multi-site production teams in Abu Dhabi, UAE and other
locations will be able to collaboratively and remotely edit and
publish news content live to social platforms including YouTube for
its 1.25 million subscribers to view.
Production staff will utilise Blackbird's market-leading suite
of professional video editing tools such as multi video and audio
tracks, graphic effects, colour correction, transitions and voice
over to enrich content. Editorial approval will be a key feature of
the workflow, ensuring content quality and accuracy. Blackbird will
also be used by Sky News Arabia to repurpose the network's output
through the editing and publishing of file-based video content.
Sky News Arabia Director of Technology, Suresh Kumar, said: "Sky
News Arabia operates one of the most progressive newsrooms in the
Middle East and Blackbird will empower our multi-site production
teams to work collaboratively in the cloud with a rich suite of
video editing and publishing tools. The adoption of this platform
supports our drive to continuously use technology and innovation to
enhance our screens and digital platforms."
Blackbird plc's CEO, Ian McDonough, said: " We are delighted to
begin a relationship with one of the world's most respected news
brands and a market leader in the Middle East and North Africa
region. As Sky News Arabia is a multi-site operation with a product
of the highest quality, Blackbird is the perfect choice. The power
and sophistication of the Blackbird editing suite combined with the
simple and elegant scalability of our architecture means Sky News
Arabia has a world class solution that can also be expanded quickly
and cost effectively when required."
Blackbird drives awareness, reach and monetization for brands in
the sports, esports news, and entertainment sectors. Customers
include IMG, Deltatre, Peloton, A+E Networks, Eleven Sports, Riot
Games, NHL, the U.S Department of State and 50 local US news
stations with TownNews.
Contacts:
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, and has created 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 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 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
About Sky News Arabia:
Sky News Arabia is a leading pan-Arab news organization
broadcasting 24/7 to households across the Arabic-speaking world.
With a free-to-air TV channel, audio platforms and online
platforms, it is the home of breaking news, business, lifestyle,
arts, culture and sports coverage.
Committed to delivering outstanding analysis of the regional and
international news agenda since 2012, Sky News Arabia has become a
trusted and respected news outlet appealing to people of all ages,
nationalities and backgrounds. Alongside its core news coverage,
the channel has built a strong audience for its business coverage,
daily sports analysis and current affairs.
Sky News Arabia recently announced a fresh programming line-up
with new presenters, cutting-edge broadcast technology and a
digital-first approach to content creation. This was complemented
by new virtual news studios using the latest in virtual reality
(VR) and augmented reality (AR) technology that have been
introduced for the first time in the region, giving Sky News Arabia
the most progressive newsroom in the Middle East and North
Africa.
Sky News Arabia has a network of bureaus across MENA, Europe and
the US, ensuring viewers are up-to-date with all the news and the
stories behind the news as it unfolds.
www.skynewsarabia.com
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