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Blackbird and TownNews.com expand across the US
Blackbird and TownNews.com expand across the US.
About this update from Blackbird Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 3210S Forbidden Technologies PLC 25 June 2018 \n\nPrior to publication, the information contained within this announcement was deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014 (\"MAR\"). With the publication of this announcement, this information is now considered to be in the public domain.\n \n25 June 2018\n \n \nForbidden Technologies plc\n(\"Forbidden\" or the \"Company\")\n \nBlackbird and TownNews.com expand across the US\n \nForbidden Technologies plc (AIM: FBT), the developer and seller of cloud video platform technology using its patented Blackbird technology is pleased to announce that TownNews.com has significantly expanded its partnership with Blackbird in the US market.\n \nBlackbird Forte will be used extensively by one of TownNews.com's major partners to deliver news content across multiple platforms to towns and cities in 11 states across the US. At the heart of this integration is Blackbird, believed by the Board to be the only codec specifically designed for manipulating video in the cloud. \n \nBlackbird gives TownNews.com's partner the freedom to rapidly access, navigate and manipulate content no matter their location. They can then deliver stories with unprecedented control using Blackbird Forte's browser-based enrichment, editorial and publishing tools. \n \nForbidden has agreed a significant six-digit two-year deal with TownNews.com for the licensing of Blackbird for use in this media broadcast infrastructure.\n \nTownNews.com provides over 1,700 newspaper, broadcast and magazine publications in the US with web, print, mobile and social media services and solutions. TownNews.com's integration of Blackbird provides its customers with a powerful editing suite for rapid and remote manipulation of video content in the cloud.\n \nForbidden CEO, Ian McDonough says: \"This expansion of Forbidden and TownNews.com's partnership is a very exciting development for both companies. This rollout is the first true execution of Forbidden's OEM strategy for Blackbird. Blackbird will be a key part of the infrastructure across US news channels in 11 states. This is a key step in taking Blackbird deployment to a whole new scale. Our recent fundraising allows us to e...