Blackbird adopted by CBS19 for fast paced US newsroom broadcast workflow
Blackbird, today announces that CBS19 news has chosen browser-based Blackbird for professional, collaborative and scalable video editing and publishing for its broadcast and digital workflow.
Press Coverage
“On time and well anticipated”, Zac Mir’s Share Talk RNS Hot list reports on elevate.io‘s successful early access testing and general release date.
elevate.io goes live
The website for elevate.io went live on Monday 15th January 24. elevate.io is Blackbird’s new end-to-end content creation tool aimed at the creator economy; the Multiplayer video editor in a browser. Potential users can sign up for early release.

elevate.io on track for end of Q1 2024 general release
Blackbird announces that its new creator SaaS product, elevate.io, is on track for general release at the end of Q1 2024 after positive results from the early access testing phase.
Product: Blackbird platform
As part of a wider set of user interface design and functionality improvements, Blackbird released its new dark mode UI skin. A contemporary and stylish look, aimed at easing adoption for those coming from other tools.
Squid Game: The Challenge
Blackbird client and partner Envy Post Production, delivered one of the most technically challenging productions in just 16 days last year. Bridging the gap from production to post, Blackbird is used for live logging and rapid turnaround of content in film and TV productions. For Squid Game: The Challenge, 12 SDI feeds were ingested allowing access to hundreds of hours of footage quickly for live logging, sync pulls and multi-cam sequencing.
Season’s Greetings

Technology: VidLib
Blackbird’s VidLib combines its core technologies into a single package. Blackbird’s products and OEMs benefit from VidLib’s prized and revolutionary responsiveness. Development of elevate.io is driving VidLib innovation onwards.
Product: Blackbird platform
Blackbird’s latest product release includes a major update to the editor timeline behaviour ensuring faster editing and ease of adoption from those coming from other Non Linear Editing software.
CEO Interview
Ian McDonough reflects on Blackbird’s progress in 2023 in SVG Europe‘s Sport Tech Journal 23.

Blackbird is best-of-breed
Jon Hanford - Group CTO, Deltatre