SYDNEY and LONDON, July 3,
2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackbird plc (AIM: BIRD), the
developer and seller of the market-leading cloud video
platform Blackbird, is pleased to announce that Corrivium has
chosen Blackbird for the clipping and publishing of highlights of
Global Rapid Rugby ("Rapid Rugby"), a new international
rugby competition.
Corrivium is a live streaming provider which delivers live
streaming events globally for the world's largest brands. Rapid
Rugby approached Corrivium to
assist in the streaming, editing and publishing of highlights to
its website, as well as social channels. Rapid Rugby is a new international rugby union
competition starting in 2019 with a 14 match showcase series.
Featuring six professional rugby union teams from Australia, New
Zealand, Fiji and
Singapore, the
competition offers a dynamic new take on the sport, hosting
shorter games to encourage fast-paced and high-scoring
matches.
Through the co-operation Corrivium has with Blackbird running on
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Corrivium is able to receive the footage
directly from Rapid Rugby's
content providers then stream live to audiences around the world
whilst allowing Rapid Rugby's digital team to use Blackbird to
rapidly clip, edit and publish highlights during live matches.
Rapid Rugby's global fanbase can
then view match highlights on rapidrugby.com, Facebook and
YouTube.
Steve Jones, Founder of
Corrivium, said: "Upon understanding Rapid Rugby's requirement
of needing to quickly publish clips to their site as well as
multiple social channels, we immediately knew that Blackbird was
the right choice. Blackbird's ability to allow the user to easily
edit and publish clips, from a standard laptop whilst being on a
standard internet connection is exactly what was needed. The Rapid
Rugby Digital Team can edit from the match and publish to their
site and social channels, whilst the match is live and not have to
worry about long video render times or slow file uploads."
Ian McDonough, CEO of Blackbird,
said: "Corrivium is taking an innovative approach on how to
provide bespoke streaming workflows for their clients. We are
delighted to be working with Corrivium to help provide such
solutions with yet another sports organization. Enabled by our
unique, patented codec, the Blackbird platform offers the
organisers the speed and agility needed to clip, edit and publish
highlights for fans in real-time from any location and on any
device, as the games are being aired live.
"The confidence that Corrivium has in our platform to put it
forward for such a solution, confirms Blackbird's growing presence
in the international sports industry, building on our relationships
with major sports brands such as the NRL, MSG Networks, IMG,
Peloton and Deltatre."
About Blackbird plc
Blackbird 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'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® is a registered trademark of Blackbird
plc.
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