Media Production Case Studies and Customer Success Stories with Blackbird
ENVY
- Media Production
- Medium
London, UK
Blackbird helped ENVY speed up the Gold Rush TV show's production workflow. Before Blackbird, it took 2 weeks to review... footage. With Blackbird, this dropped to just 2 hours. File transfer times fell from 2 minutes to 10 seconds. Teams in Yukon and London could now work together in real time. Blackbird's cloud platform made editing and communication much faster and easier.
Blackbird cloud platform cut rushes review time for ENVY from 2 weeks to 2 hours. ENVY, a media production company,... used Blackbird to speed up Gold Rush's video workflow. The team uploaded proxies from Yukon to London overnight. File transfer time dropped from 2 minutes to 10 seconds. Real-time access improved story planning and team communication.
Blackbird's cloud-based video editing platform helped CBS19 News speed up breaking news delivery. The newsroom now saves over 15 hours... per week with faster editing and review. Reporters save about 30 minutes per news piece by editing in the cloud. The workflow lets 25 users access live feeds and clips instantly. CBS19 reduced hardware costs and improved productivity with fewer staff.
TownNews integrated Blackbird into its platform to help US news networks edit and manage broadcast video online. News teams use... Blackbird for fast, frame-accurate video clipping and editing from a web browser. The solution lets them quickly send news videos to web, OTT, and social platforms. Blackbird now powers digital news production for 46 US TV stations in 24 states. This workflow delivers high-quality news content to millions of digital consumers.
CBS19 News used Blackbird's cloud video editing platform to speed up breaking news delivery. The newsroom switched from slow, on-prem... editing to real-time cloud workflows. Now, 25 users access live feeds and edit video instantly from anywhere. Reporters save 30 minutes per story, and the team saves over 15 hours each week. Hardware costs dropped, and fewer staff can deliver more news, faster.
Blackbird helped Wall to Wall, producers of The Voice UK, speed up their video production workflow. The team needed to... log footage from 17 cameras and 8 audio tracks per camera. Blackbird enabled remote logging and rough cutting, syncing all camera feeds in the cloud. Loggers could log media 17 times faster. Producers could search and edit footage more easily. The workflow became much more efficient for the show.
Univision used Blackbird to expand its streaming capabilities. The company wanted to compete with top streaming services for the global... Spanish-language market. Blackbird helped Univision's production team quickly reversion and publish over 40,000 hours of content in the cloud. This saved time and cost by removing the need to upload and download files. Univision's digital wing now averages 17.5 million unique visitors per month, up from 9.8 million the previous season. Univision remains the number one Spanish-language digital property in the US.
Blackbird is integrated into the TownNews platform to help news networks edit and manage broadcast video online. News teams use... Blackbird for fast, frame-accurate video clipping from a web browser. This lets them quickly create and share news videos to web, OTT, and social media. Blackbird is now used by 46 US TV stations in 24 states for fast, high-quality news highlights. The solution is agile, cost-effective, and helps deliver news to millions of digital consumers.
ENVY (for Raw TV, producer of Gold Rush)
- Media Production
Blackbird cloud video editing platform helped ENVY and Raw TV speed up production for Gold Rush. Before Blackbird, it took... 2 weeks to review footage and 2 minutes to transfer files. With Blackbird, review time dropped to 2 hours and file transfer to 10 seconds. The team could access media remotely and work together in real time. Blackbird made the workflow faster and more efficient for the Gold Rush production team.
Sports Case Studies and Customer Success Stories with Blackbird
Buffalo Sabres
- Sports
- Large
Blackbird helped the Buffalo Sabres deliver content to fans much faster. The team used to spend hours editing and exporting... video. With Blackbird, they now clip, edit, and publish content instantly. The platform lets them share highlights to social media and their website in broadcast quality. The Sabres reach 2 million fans on social media with this new workflow.
Blackbird helped the Buffalo Bills speed up video editing and publishing for fans. The team used Blackbird's cloud video platform... to deliver live content to social media and their website in seconds. The platform made it easy for anyone on the team to use. Since using Blackbird, the Bills grew their Twitter following by 25% to over 1 million. The solution also improved fan engagement and monetization options.
Blackbird helped the Buffalo Bills speed up video editing and publishing for fans. The team used Blackbird's cloud platform to... clip and share highlights in seconds. Content reached Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and the team website almost instantly. The Bills saw a 25% increase in Twitter followers, now over 1 million. Blackbird made it easy for anyone on the team to deliver engaging content fast.
Blackbird helped the Buffalo Sabres deliver video content to fans in under 30 seconds. The team used to spend hours... editing and exporting files with old systems. Now, they clip, edit, and publish highlights quickly for social media and their website. Blackbird's browser-based platform improved productivity and workflow. The Sabres reach 2 million fans online with broadcast-quality video.
Blackbird helped IMG and The R&A deliver fast and engaging video content at The 148th Open golf championship. The digital team... used Blackbird's cloud video editing platform to clip, edit, and publish highlights to Twitter in seconds. Even with low bandwidth, Blackbird enabled real-time editing and publishing from both the event and London. The team delivered hundreds of moments to fans, driving over 1.5 million video views and engaging 512,000 Twitter followers. Blackbird supported high exposure, engagement, and monetization for the event.
Blackbird helped the Buffalo Sabres deliver content to fans much faster. The team used to spend hours editing and exporting... video. With Blackbird, they can clip, edit, and publish content instantly from any browser. Content goes to their website and social media in broadcast quality. The workflow is now much more efficient and productive. The Sabres have 2 million fans on social media.
Blackbird helped the Buffalo Bills deliver live video content to fans in seconds. The team used Blackbird’s cloud video editing... tools to quickly clip, edit, and publish highlights to their website and social media. This made their workflow much faster and easier. The Bills’ Twitter following grew by 25% to over 1 million after using Blackbird. The platform also let them add graphics, sponsor branding, and tags to boost engagement and monetization.
Blackbird helped Arsenal F. C. move to cloud video production during the pandemic. The media team used Blackbird’s cloud-native editing...tools to work from home with low bandwidth. They quickly edited and published video content for digital channels with a global reach. Blackbird enabled fast access to live and archived footage, letting Arsenal engage fans worldwide. The platform supported sponsor branding, partner tagging, and monetization features. Arsenal now creates engaging content daily for its 100 million global fans.
Events Services Case Studies and Customer Success Stories with Blackbird
IMG
- Events Services
- Large
IMG used Blackbird's cloud video editing platform at The 148th Open Championship. The team rapidly clipped, edited, and published golf... highlights to Twitter in seconds, even with low bandwidth. Over 1.5 million video views were achieved on Twitter, driving high engagement and monetization. Blackbird enabled real-time content delivery, tagging, and rights management for global golf fans.
IMG used Blackbird's cloud video editing platform at The Open Championship to deliver golf highlights to Twitter in seconds. Their digital team... clipped, edited, and published content rapidly, even with low bandwidth. They added emojis, tags, and rights controls to boost engagement and manage international distribution. Over 1.5 million video views were achieved on Twitter, reaching 512,000 followers. Behind-the-scenes content and player interviews also drove high fan engagement online.
Entertainment Case Studies and Customer Success Stories with Blackbird
Wall to Wall
- Entertainment
- Medium
Blackbird cloud video editing platform helped Wall to Wall, producers of The Voice UK, handle a complex 17-camera, 8-audio track workflow. The team needed... to log all camera feeds remotely and efficiently. Blackbird enabled loggers to work 17 times faster and made it easy to organize and edit footage. Producers could search and edit artist timelines quickly. The workflow became much more efficient, saving time and boosting production speed.
Blackbird cloud video editing platform helped Wall to Wall, producers of The Voice UK, solve workflow problems with a 17-camera setup. The team needed... to log all camera feeds at once using low-budget computers. Blackbird let them sync all 17 feeds, log footage quickly, and search timelines for editing. The platform reduced the time to organize and finish shows. Loggers could log media 17 times faster. The Voice UK benefited from Blackbird’s easy access and flexible tools.
U.S. Department of State
- Government Administration
Blackbird helped the U. S. Department of State keep video communications running during the pandemic. The department used Blackbird for...remote video production and editing. Teams could clip, edit, and publish news seconds after live events to social media and digital outlets. Blackbird made workflows faster and safer, letting teams work from multiple sites. The solution improved content quality and boosted engagement across channels.
TownNews
- Information Technology And Services
- Medium
Moline, USA
TownNews integrated Blackbird into its platform to help news networks edit and manage broadcast video online. News teams use Blackbird... for frame-accurate clipping and fast video editing from a web browser. This lets them quickly create and share news videos to web, OTT, and social media. Blackbird now powers digital news production for 46 US TV stations in 24 states. The solution delivers high-quality news content to millions of viewers efficiently.
Blackbird Video has secured a contract with an OEM partner to deploy its cloud video editing platform for the 2026 global Winter Games. This marks the... fifth time Blackbird's technology will be used at this major sporting event, highlighting its role in live sports video production.
