Blackbird Share Discussion Threads

[hyperal] 05/3/2024 09:46:44

You won't see me selling any shares before the launch of elevate.io . Why a few others are selling, I don't have a clue, at these levels they must be selling at a loss.

[chriscallen] 05/3/2024 09:46:24

It's always sensible to ask the question "How will potential competitors respond when the product is launched?" The fact that it uses BIRDs existing, proven Cloud technology is a big barrier for look alikes.

But one alternative that might make sense for large competitors is a white label service or if elevate.io really takes off a badged product. The price to their customer would have to be that set by BIRD but given the potential volume BIRD could provide a large user with a discount like the introductory fee for influencers.

If in fact they already had that in hand it would give them confidence about the share price in the near term.

[purchaseatthetop] 05/3/2024 09:27:29

Interesting double bluff played by the BoD….

Pretend it is high net worth individuals buying at a discount rate. Get howls of PI anger.
Actually there are no such HNW persons and actually the shares were sold into the recent rise.
They know that the figures will be terrible and the share will suffer.
Now they have PIs thinking the new HNW investors are good news and the company has an extra 1m

[clocktower] 05/3/2024 09:18:48

Direct to customer model is the one likely to succeed, as one then is not dependent on toe sucking to larger clients, and at the same time undermining their grip on the market.

Decent sub coming in month after month, then there will be those that upgrade over time for new features etc.

X lost their advertising clients, and turned to blue tick but we are yet to find out how this has left them bottom line. Here however there is so little needed to turn the tables that it should skyrocket.

[muffster] 05/3/2024 09:15:12

Bird Only Fans video creator disappoints again..can just see the headline

[cyberbub] 05/3/2024 09:14:04

They won't all be captured by Elevate or become paying users. But 2-3% of those 15M becoming paying users, and Bird shareholders will be very very happy ...

[cabi1] 05/3/2024 09:13:57

Anyone moaning about mates rates last week, can have some at 6p now, maybe lower.

[pokerchips2] 05/3/2024 09:13:05

IM has said they are initially targeting ...

1. Pro Teams within a Corporate Environment
2. Monetised Creators
3. High End You Tubers
4. Podcasters

so there is where they are targeting initial revenues ...

[chriscallen] 05/3/2024 09:08:36

Apparently in 2023 YouTube had around 15M users focused on video creation. So there was a market in that sector of the Creator economy but how large is it now?

[nickb] 05/3/2024 09:02:36

Hyper

Mainstream media is looking and feeling like a dinosaur these days and that is reflected in the old tools and ways of making content.
It’s going to break.

I see higher quality and more innovative thinking in the creator space
Many YouTubers are pulling in more viewers than many US TV network shows!

M&E only makes sense on big budget productions big sports and news.
The rest won’t support the cost structure.

[shortsqueezer] 05/3/2024 08:58:08

On the contrary. A couple of directors buys and leading up to the launch I would expect to see some speculative buying.

[leighford] 05/3/2024 08:57:52

Last roll of the dice then. A technology that’s been trying to find a decent market for the last 20 years.
Now all hope seems to be pinned on the ‘only fans’ sector.

[cabi1] 05/3/2024 08:50:45

This is going nowhere now until there’s hard evidence that there is demand for elevate.io.

[hyperal] 05/3/2024 08:48:42

NickB

Same here, about 80% of my viewing time is on YouTube, the rest is almost all Netflix or Amazon. I almost didn't renew the TV licence this year! But my partner still enjoys a few things on the BBC, but they are working out expensive, not a lot of content for the TV fee.

[hyperal] 05/3/2024 08:39:46

Results as expected.

The time for our technology is now. The world needs it. It's the end for piles of expensive office based hardware. elevate.io will elevate this community into the cloud. Well I certainly hope it does, I mean 20 years following this company needs to be rewarded!!

[nickb] 05/3/2024 08:13:31

While the global recession is damaging the big Media economy they are also suffering from the explosion of the creator economy!

I don’t know about you guys but I spend more time watching YouTube creators than mainstream media channels.

[cyberbub] 05/3/2024 08:11:02

No negative reaction so far. We know that there will be at least 1M shares bought today :-)

[pokerchips2] 05/3/2024 08:06:06

yes, M&E going through a tough adjustment ....even smaller cake to try and eat from ... they must be thankful that at least 2024 is an Olympic year ......

Creator economy isnt immune to the downturn , but at least BIRD are aiming for the professional earners who seem to be asking for what Elevate is looking to provide

[cyberbub] 05/3/2024 07:58:08

Absolutely as expected, a couple of million loss, £6m or so cash remaining today after the raise. The good news is Elevate still on track to launch very soon, no delays!

[nickb] 05/3/2024 07:37:48

Yes as expected.

M&E market is terrible at the moment perhaps one of the worst times ever.

In the U.K. 70% of freelancers are unemployed!
US market is also bad.

All the companies are struggling not just us so it’s the right move to focus on the creator economy

[terminator101] 05/3/2024 07:31:55

Morning cult members. Revenue down Losses upBut at least they admit they are a story share More snake oil share imo. How is this lifestyle pish worth £23 million on those financials. A triumph of the rabid gerbil over judgement.