Forbidden Technologies PLC Emmy Award Nomination using Forbidden Technologies
March 06 2018 - 8:56AM
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Forbidden Technologies plc
("Forbidden" or the "Company")
MSG Networks Nominated for Emmy(R) Award using Forbidden
Technologies live sport editing solution
Forbidden Technologies plc (AIM: FBT) announces that its client,
MSG Networks, has received an Emmy Nomination by The National
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) New York Chapter
for their work using the Company's Blackbird(TM) technology. The
61(st) Emmy(R) Awards will be held at the Marriott Marquis, New
York on 14 April 2018.
The nomination for MSG Networks is in the Technical Achievement
category for 'Excellence in technical engineering' and was received
for MSG Networks' live sport clipping integration. The technical
solution co-designed with Forbidden, solved many challenges faced
with time-critical workflow across multiple systems, requiring
quick delivery of content closed captions.
"Congratulations to the MSG Networks team on this nomination"
said Ian McDonough, CEO of Forbidden Technologies plc. "We are very
proud to be an integral part of the MSG Networks infrastructure and
to be recognised for the speed and reliability of our Blackbird
suite of tools".
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 MSG Networks Inc.
An industry leader in sports production, and content development
and distribution, MSG Networks Inc. owns and operates two
award-winning regional sports and entertainment networks, MSG
Network (MSG) and MSG+, and a live streaming and video on demand
platform, MSG GO. The networks are home to 10 professional sports
teams, delivering live games of the New York Knicks; New York
Rangers; New York Islanders; New Jersey Devils; Buffalo Sabres; New
York Liberty; New York Red Bulls and the Westchester Knicks, as
well as coverage of the New York Giants and Buffalo Bills. Each
year, MSG and MSG+ collectively telecast approximately 500 live
professional games, along with a comprehensive lineup of other
sporting events, including college football and basketball, and
critically-acclaimed original programming. The gold standard for
regional broadcasting, MSG Networks has won 162 New York Emmy
Awards over the past ten years.
About Forbidden Technologies plc
Forbidden develops, markets and licenses a powerful cloud video
platform using 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.
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. Forbidden Technologies
plc (AIM: FBT, www.forbidden.co.uk) floated in February 2000.
Emmy(R) name and the Emmy(R) statuette are the trademarked
property of The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and the
National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Blackbird(TM) is a trademark of Forbidden Technologies plc.
Media contact
Kim Dunn, Marketing Manager
kmd@forbidden.co.uk
Websites:
www.forbidden.co.uk
www.forscene.com
Social media:
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https://www.linkedin.com/company/116180
https://www.facebook.com/ForbiddenTechnologies
https://twitter.com/forscenepro
www.linkedin.com/company/forscene
www.facebook.com/FORscene
www.youtube.com/user/ForsceneTraining
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