Enables faster, enriched video delivery from the field to
viewers, streamlining the live production workflow
HACKENSACK, N.J. and
LONDON, March 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- LiveU, the leader
in live video streaming and remote production solutions, has teamed
up with Blackbird plc (AIM:BIRD), developer and seller of the multi
award winning cloud-native video editing and publishing platform,
Blackbird, to speed up the production process and engage viewers
with enriched live and VOD content.
The pre-integrated solution enables production teams to send
reliable, high-quality video from anywhere and remotely edit,
enrich and publish their live and VOD content to any destination.
This ensures a seamless, consistent user experience for the end
user.
Producers can bring any LiveU feed into the Blackbird editing
workflow in near real-time with no need to wait for the live shot
to be complete, for any files to finish uploading or for memory
cards to be retrieved from the field. This includes live feeds from
any LiveU field unit, and any feed shared by the LiveU Matrix cloud
management and distribution platform.
Using Blackbird's browser-based professional editing toolset,
users can easily create clips, highlights and longer form content –
even with low bandwidth – and instantly publish broadcast
quality content to multiple channels including social, OTT and
web.
Blackbird enables enterprises to scale effortlessly, drive
massive productivity improvements and assist in meeting
sustainability and carbon reduction targets due to the platform's
highly efficient cloud native architecture.
Avi Cohen, COO and Co-Founder,
LiveU commented: "Our collaboration with Blackbird is
another important example of the flexibility of our cloud
integration module with leading industry vendors. Every live shot
streamed over LiveU can be accessible in the editing or clipping
workflow. For example, customers can use Blackbird for rapid
clipping of any LiveU Matrix feed, as easy as marking and dragging
and dropping the clip to the social network or alternative
destination of their choice. This way, LiveU feeds can be live on
air with the clips posted on social media or on to OTT or broadcast
platforms in near real-time."
Blackbird CEO, Ian McDonough,
said: "The world is quickly moving to 'remote first' in its
approach to sports and news production. Our Blackbird and LiveU
partnership is therefore both timely and exciting. Quality,
speed and ultimately exceptional user experience are the core
principles of both platforms and therefore ideal for broadcasters
and digital publishers alike. New and existing customers of both
platforms will be able to enjoy the agility and flexibility of the
combined solution safe in the knowledge that it is robust, trusted
and can also be a part of a sustainability strategy."
About Blackbird plc
Blackbird plc operates in the fast-growing SaaS and cloud video
market. It has created Blackbird®, 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® 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
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