Forbidden Technologies establishes partnership with TownNews.com following NAB Show
April 23 2018 - 5:34AM
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Forbidden
Technologies plc
("Forbidden" or the
"Company")
Forbidden Technologies establishes
partnership
with TownNews.com following NAB Show
Forbidden Technologies plc (AIM: FBT), the
developer and seller of cloud video platform technology using its
patented Blackbird technology is pleased to announce
a partnership with TownNews.com following a
successful NAB Show in Las Vegas last week.
Earlier this month TownNews.com acquired
acclaimed online video management system, Field59, which uses
Blackbird Forte as its editing solution of choice. The acquisition
expands TownNews.com's broadcast capabilities and offers its media
partners advanced video management tools. Over 1,700 newspaper, broadcast and magazine publications in
the US rely on TownNews.com for their web, print, mobile and social
media products.
Earlier this month, Forbidden Technologies,
announced that it had repositioned its business under the Blackbird
brand - the company's revolutionary cloud video platform that
enables live broadcasters to edit content directly in the cloud and
publish it immediately to almost any platform. During NAB 2018 the
company launched three new products, Blackbird Ascent, Blackbird
Forte and Blackbird Edge.
Forbidden CEO Ian McDonough
says: "We would
like to congratulate TownNews.com on their acquisition of Field59
improving the breadth of services that they can offer to their
combined customer base. We believe the united entity can be a major
force in the US and International news market. We are delighted
that they have chosen the power of the Blackbird platform to be
their editing solution of choice. Exciting times ahead for our
partnership".
TownNews.com VP of Broadcast and Video,
Derek Gebler (formerly CEO of Field59) says:
"Field59 has been a long-time partner with
Forbidden Technologies for more than 10 years. I look forward to
continuing that relationship with TownNews.com and a shared vision
for digital publishers in the future."
TownNews.com CEO, Brad Ward
says: "We are pleased to reaffirm
and continue the partnership that Field59 had with Blackbird. The
Blackbird integration provides our customers with an incredibly
powerful web-based video editing suite."
Enquiries:
Forbidden Technologies
plc
Ian McDonough, CEO
Jonathan Lees, Finance Director
Tel: +44 (0)20 8879 7245
Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and
Broker)
Nick Naylor
John Depasquale
Katrina Perez
Tel: +44 (0)20 3328 5656
About Forbidden Technologies
plc
Forbidden Technologies plc (AIM:FBT, www.forbidden.co.uk) floated
in February 2000.
Forbidden develops, markets and licenses a
powerful cloud video platform using our patented Blackbird
technology. The technology underpins multiple applications which
are used by rights holders, broadcasters, sports and news video
specialists, post-production houses, other mass market digital
video channels and corporations.
The Blackbird technology 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 results in much more effective
monetisation.`
Blackbird® is a registered trademark of
Forbidden Technologies plc.
Websites:
www.forbidden.co.uk
www.blackbird.video
Social media:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/forbidden
https://twitter.com/BlackbirdCloud
https://www.facebook.com/BlackbirdCloudVideo/
About TownNews.com
TownNews.com was founded as the International
Newspaper Network (I.N.N.) in 1989 to help community newspapers
with developing technology. Today, their integrated digital
publishing and content management solutions power some of the most
distinguished media organizations in the industry. More than 1,700
newspaper, broadcast, magazine and web-native publications rely on
them for their web, print, mobile and social media
products.
Their complete solutions suite includes add-ons
for data management, content exchange, over-the-top (OTT) video,
business directory and more, helping to boost revenue, improve
efficiency and grow audiences. Lee Enterprises (NYSE: LEE) of
Davenport, Iowa, became majority partner in 1996. They are
headquartered in Moline, IL.
TownNews.com acquired Field59, creator of
acclaimed video management and streaming solutions for media
organizations, in April of 2018.
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