Blackbird Share Discussion Threads

[wgf1] 26/10/2019 13:35

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50191242Significant for BIRD? Likely IMHO

[nickb] 26/10/2019 09:24

Blackbird Thought Leadership

It would be nice to read a blog on how secure Blackbird video is.

[nickb] 26/10/2019 09:22

They are going to be using a lot of video in the Cloud so it should be good for us.

[denjon] 26/10/2019 06:48

$10bn contract.

[nickb] 25/10/2019 18:19

SSB
You beat me!

The Player fascinates me but it needs a major global tech partner to help us push it i think

[nickb] 25/10/2019 18:17

The Player could generate huge money of course!

[sideshowbull] 25/10/2019 18:09

Don't forget about the player. :-)

[nickb] 25/10/2019 18:02

That’s say 500,000 editing seats at only £300 pa each.

[bonio10000] 25/10/2019 18:00

The days of the rumours about being embedded in mobile phones and receiving micro payments for every usage.......

Are they about to come to fruition?

[chriscallen] 25/10/2019 17:23

If BIRD can maintain or improve on the 83% net profit margin shown in the figures for H1 £11 might well be possible but only when IM actually wins the contracts he alluded to in November of last year and then builds on them (State Dept for this purpose would be a build win as I don't think anybody imagined them as a possibility). On a p/e of 25 it would come at around £150M t0 £160M of invoiced sales.

[invest360] 25/10/2019 17:21

It’s possible that they place a value on Firework because of the social reach they have achieved, rather than the technology. It’s also possible that the people at Google involved in this aspect don’t know what the people involved in their Cloud video Division are doing. Perhaps it’s time for somebody at Blackbird to give them a call - if they haven’t already?

[sideshowbull] 25/10/2019 17:14

£11 party.

[bonio10000] 25/10/2019 16:55

i wouldn't sell for double the current price anyway.

[chriscallen] 25/10/2019 16:54

Looking at what Firework can do it's not in any way a competitor for BIRD and the price wouldn't come near what BIRD will command.

"Google has held discussions about acquiring a video-sharing startup that could help it counter fast-growing TikTok, people familiar with the matter say.

Google is weighing a deal for Firework, a free smartphone app for users to share 30-second homemade videos with strangers. Like TikTok, Firework tries to surface viral, edited videos from unlikely sources, though Firework aims for an older audience than its better-known competitor out of China that is big among teens.

Firework, based in Redwood City, Calif., was valued at more than $100 million in a fundraising round earlier this year, and any acquisition would come at a premium. Google and Firework haven’t yet discussed pricing, the people say. The discussions may not lead to a deal and also include conversations about other ways to partner."

hxxps://www.wsj.com/articles/google-weighs-acquisition-of-rival-to-video-app-tiktok-11570213344

[sideshowbull] 25/10/2019 16:38

If you want to improve an area don't you start buying all the cheap houses first?


BWTFDIK

[mcsean2164] 25/10/2019 16:26

Well... Devastating to see bird fail again. One might assume given blackbird's close relationship with Google and excellent clipping capability Google might consider buying it but no. Firework is being bought instead, argghh.

[nickb] 25/10/2019 10:01

We are on the right side of media video technology history the old legacy way of doing things are on the wrong side of history.

[nickb] 25/10/2019 09:58

The move to the Cloud is a given imho.

You can argue above timing but the bigger the move the bigger the contract the longer it takes to implement of course.

[chriscallen] 25/10/2019 09:34

hxxps://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/tech/survey-predicts-speedy-move-to-remote-production-workflows/5141504.article#.XbGNgTx6Cbs.twitter

"The report summarises that ‘tier 1 media enterprises’, such as Sky and ESPN – which, on the whole, currently guarantee quality of service (QoS) by utilising traditional delivery methods, including satellite and fibre to get content to subscribers, and using OB vans – will increasingly move to more agile, cost-effective methods of production and delivery.

The ‘Delivering Cost-Effective Premium Live QoS at Scale’ report says: “As the fragmentation of media consumption between traditional (TV) and non-linear (OTT, mobile) continues to rise, the traditional delivery routes, and on-site live production workflows, are gradually becoming costlier and inefficient.”

The report suggests operating cost remains the primary factor in companies deciding to move to IP, but further benefits include lowering set-up lead-time. Using remote production to reduce costs were the leading business priorities for more than two-thirds (71%) of respondents.

The survey also addresses attitudes towards cloud-based workflows. On-premises deployment is predicted to drop by more than half, from 69% in 2018 to 33% in 2023.

Meanwhile, it predicts a surge in uptake of cloud offerings, from 10% to 34% over the same period. The report adds that broadcast TV and video providers, and digital service providers are the slowest cloud adopters, with more than half (51% and 57%, respectively) of enterprises in these segments remaining on premises until after 2023."

[bonio10000] 25/10/2019 09:17

Might as well just buy us and add a zero on the end.

And they would get so much more.

[bonio10000] 25/10/2019 09:05

Just noticed an RNS about Captevate being made available on mobile to edit and upload.

I assume that and EVA are being repackaged and offered to the big boys.

Esp. now Snappy TV is done.

Will we replace Snappy........later this year?

[nickb] 25/10/2019 09:05

In my opinion
Developing the technology behind eva and Captevate benefits our ip

The promotion of eva will have been a waste of money but it was always a punt as we all should have known.

If we are going to have success with our Player with major media companies and consumers of the media then dusting off eva could really payoff!

Google are looking for a tiktok video app to acquire according to news sources