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RNS Number : 9200B Forbidden Technologies PLC 04 November 2009

4 November 2009

Forbidden Technologies plc

("Forbidden" or the "Company")

ITV Manchester uses FORscene to provide wide-area editing

Forbidden Technologies, the AIM quoted developer and marketer of a leading web-based video platform, today announced that 3SixtyMedia will be providing FORscene for the post-production of The Lakes, produced by Shiver Productions for ITV.

3SixtyMedia have a FORscene Server in Manchester. The production, shot principally on DV Cam with some DigiBeta, was digitised simultaneously via Firewire & SDI into FORscene and Final Cut Pro. This provided production staff on location with web-based access to the rushes, giving edit producers and directors frame-accurate logging and editing tools during shooting. This provided greater control over material, and accelerated the workflow with pre-edits being made before filming was finished.

Once filming was complete, edits created in FORscene were exported as XMLs from FORscene to be re-connected with the full resolution media in Final Cut Pro at 3SixtyMedia.

David Boyle, Head of Post Production at 3SixtyMedia, said:

"We provide a wide range of services and are always on the lookout for advanced technology that can deliver new benefits for our clients. We set up FORscene quickly and it was easy to use. The interface is surprisingly powerful and our clients have found it extremely useful on this production during the shoot and in the edit."

Stephen Streater, CEO, Forbidden Technologies, said:

"We are pleased to have 3SixtyMedia and ITV joining our list of major clients. Their use of our recently announced SDI capture and FORscene Server products demonstrate rapid market acceptance of these significant developments."

The Lakes is a Shiver Production for ITV.

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For further information please visit www.forbidden.co.uk or contact:

Forbidden Technologies plc:

Pete Burns: +44 (0)20 8879 7245

3SixtyMedia:

David Boyle: +44(0)116 952 6191

Bishopsgate Communications:

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7562 3350

Maxine Barnes

Robyn Samuelson

Siobhra Murphy

forbidden@bishopsgatecommunications.com

Notes to Editors

Forbidden Technologies plc (AIM: FBT,www.forbidden.co.uk) listed in February 2000.

The Company develops and markets a powerful internet video platform, FORscene, which is used by broadcasters, in professional web video, in education and by consumers. FORscene is one of the world's most advanced browser-based applications, operating in The Cloud.

About 3SixtyMedia

3SixtyMedia, owned by ITV Productions/BBC Resources and based at The Manchester Studios, provide studios, locations, post-production and creative facilities to the Broadcast Industry. They deliver production solutions across all genres to ITV, BBC and independent clients throughout the UK.

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RNS Number : 3281B Forbidden Technologies PLC 26 October 2009

26 October 2009

Forbidden Technologies plc

("Forbidden" or the "Company")

Live logging on location provided by FORscene Server

Leading UK Production Company uses Forbidden's platform in reality dating show

Forbidden Technologies today announced that Initial, part of Endemol and one of the UK's leading independent production companies, is using FORscene for the production of 'Dating in the Dark'.

The production team used FORscene Server to receive live playout feeds from a production gallery on location. FORscene Server enabled the production team on location to access material immediately, while uploading to FORscene's Cloud using the standard domestic broadband connection on location.

Additional DigiBeta rushes shot throughout were split-digitised at Crow TV into FORscene Load Linux and local full-resolution storage. Loggers added searchable metadata in FORscene, providing producers and directors with information to make rough-cuts and sync pulls using FORscene's editing tools.

Charmaine Pestana, Production Manager, said:

"FORscene has been so useful throughout this production. Being able to make the material available quickly both during and after filming for logging and editorial purposes was really helpful. We also appreciated the high quality of service which FORscene delivered."

Stephen Streater, CEO of Forbidden Technologies, said:

"Being able to log a live feed on location has opened up many new market areas for FORscene. This major production using FORscene Server is part of the trend in broadcast to incorporate the benefits of the Web into their workflows."

'Dating in the Dark' is produced by Initial, an Endemol company, exclusively for LIVING. The format was originally devised by the Dutch entertainment company Talpa. Transmission for the eight-part series began on Wednesday 9 September 2009.

Forbidden Tech. - Clear Cut Pictures to use FORscene RNS Number : 0474B Forbidden Technologies PLC 20 October 2009

20 October 2009

Forbidden Technologies plc

("Forbidden" or the "Company")

Clear Cut Pictures add FORscene to their client services

Post House adds Forbidden's tools to provide web-based services to clients

Forbidden Technologies today announced that Clear Cut Pictures has adopted FORscene as part of its client service offering.

With FORscene's Load Linux system installed at Clear Cut Pictures, rushes and edit playouts were uploaded directly into FORscene at the same time as digitising occurred into local Avid Unity storage - all in real time. FORscene's built-in logging and rough-cut editing tools provided access to rushes through a web browser, either at client PCs inside Clear Cut or elsewhere, including on location. Used by producers and directors alongside editors, FORscene enabled the production team to work on and monitor content during post-production and to allow the director to contribute effectively during the off-line edit itself.

Clear Cut provided FORscene to its client Endemol during the production of 'Can You Bank On Me?'. Rushes were split-digitised locally, allowing loggers and production staff at Endemol to access the material through a web browser. Edited playouts were then uploaded back to FORscene for review and sign-off.

Genna McWhinnie, Post-Producer, Clear Cut Pictures said:

"We're always looking at new services to provide to our clients. FORscene has really opened up the workflow and allowed us to make more efficient use of our edit suites. Being able to provide the client with easy access to their material even if they can't travel in is very attractive."

Hannah Wythe, Production Manager, Endemol said:

"FORscene has been a great tool throughout this production. Our team picked it up quickly; it was very easy to use. I found being able to access rushes and logs during the edit very helpful, as well as enabling me to view the cuts during the offline for clearance and compliance purposes.

"Clear Cut Pictures are committed to embracing new technologies that will enhance and improve the client's experience and to make post-production a smooth, efficient and cost effective process."

Stephen Streater, CEO of Forbidden Technologies, said:

"FORscene's consistently high level of service is enabling established service providers like Clear Cut Pictures to provide the benefits of web-based workflows, helping clients meet budget demands."

Can You Bank On Me? was produced by Endemol for BBC ONE. It was transmitted on 24th August 2009.

RNS Number : 8890Y Forbidden Technologies PLC 11 September 2009

11 September 2009

Forbidden Technologies plc

("Forbidden" or "the Company")

Launch of Osprey Video Codec

Forbidden Technologies is pleased to announce*the launch of its Osprey video codec today at IBC2009. Forbidden believes that FORscene with Osprey is the first practical implementation of an end-to-end browser-based broadcast quality video editing service over the public Internet.

The Osprey upgrade is the latest in a sequence of Forbidden's video codecs designed specifically for editing over the public Internet. Osprey supports loss-free video compression: for the first time, FORscene users can see broadcast quality video as they are editing. Broadcasters can use the video output from FORscene directly for transmission.

The Osprey design also allows videos to be edited at proxy quality, as has been the case with FORscene's other codecs. In this case, the upgrade to broadcast quality (where required) is efficiently encoded, minimising Internet traffic and delay.

Video is one of the most challenging media formats to populate the Web. In combination with the three product launches announced recently (SDI support, FORscene Server and FORscene HD), Osprey transforms the state-of-the-art in Internet software.

The IBC2009 exhibition, taking place in Amsterdam, starts today and runs until the 15th of September. Forbidden Technologies plc will be exhibiting at IBC2009 on stand 7.A08.

Stephen Streater, CEO of Forbidden Technologies, said:

"The Web has come of age. Production companies can now directly manipulate broadcast quality video over the public Internet on standard machines. It is becoming increasingly clear that, over time, Web based video tools will come to dominate the market for all forms of professional video production."

"We look forward to welcoming visitors to the Forbidden Stand at IBC2009."

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For further information please visit www.forbidden.co.uk or contact:

Forbidden Technologies plc

Tel: +44 (0) 20 8879 7245

Pete Burns

Bishopsgate Communications

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7562 3350

Maxine Barnes

Robyn Samuelson

Siobhra Murphy

Notes to Editors

Forbidden Technologies plc (AIM: FBT, www.forbidden.co.uk) listed in February 2000.

The Company develops and markets a powerful Internet video platform, FORscene, which is used by broadcasters, in professional web video, in education and by consumers. FORscene is one of the world's most advanced browser-based applications, operating in The Cloud.

This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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