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Eurovision chooses Blackbird
Eurovision chooses Blackbird.
About this update from Blackbird Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n RNS Number : 4580S\n Blackbird PLC\n 16 November 2021\n \n \n \n \n 16 November 2021 *Reach non-regulatory announcement\n \n \n \n \n \n Blackbird plc (the \"Company\")\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Eurovision Sport \n \n \n engage with Blackbird to drive cloud native video production workflow efficiencies\n \n \n \n \n \n \n London, UK and Geneva, Switzerland - Blackbird plc (AIM:BIRD, OTCQX: BBRDF), the technology licensor, developer and seller of the market-leading cloud native video editing platform, Blackbird, announced today that Eurovision Sport \n has engaged with Blackbird to drive cloud native video production workflow efficiencies for its members in a multi-year deal.\n \n \n \n \n \n Eurovision Sport is utilising Blackbird for professional, collaborative and scalable cloud native video editing and publishing of sports content. \n Blackbird has been deployed to enable Eurovision Sport to complement its digital services, providing cloud native editing tools for its members to take advantage of within their media supply chains. \n \n \n \n \n \n Eurovision Sport - a division of the European Broadcasting Union (\"EBU\") - manages the media rights for 17 sports on behalf of its public service media members, delivering up to 30,000 hours of sport a year through agreements with international sports federations. \n \n \n \n \n \n Blackbird is enabling the Eurovision Sport editorial team and EBU Members to immediately access multiple live streams, seconds behind live, from any location in the world through its browser-based editor. Not only can users perform fast, collaborative clipping in Blackbird, but they can also take advantage of a multi-track non-linear editor with a professional toolset, creating high quality content that would be impossible with any other video editing technology. Content can be rapidly published to media partners and multiple digital endpoints including social, web and OTT platforms for viewers to enjoy.\n \n \n Blackbird is enabling remote production, removing the need to travel to a facility or event and also eliminating the need to transit material to and from multiple local storage environments.\n \n Proven to reduce carbon emissions by up to 91% compared to traditional video editing workflows, Blackbird is playing an active role in su...