EduTech leader, Boclips, deploys Blackbird for remote

and efficient cloud native video production

LONDON, April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackbird plc (AIM: BIRD), the

developer and seller of the market-leading cloud video editing platform,
Blackbird, announced today that EduTech leader, Boclips, has deployed
Blackbird for remote and efficient cloud native video production.

Boclips is a cloud-based educational platform that provides teachers and

courseware developers easy access to over two million rights-ready video clips
from the world's most respected content producers.

Blackbird is the world's fastest, most powerful professional cloud native video
editing and publishing platform, providing rapid access to video content for
the easy creation of clips, highlights and long form content to multiple devices
and platforms. Blackbird enables enterprises to scale effortlessly, drive
significant productivity improvements and assist in meeting sustainability
and carbon reduction targets due to the platform's highly efficient cloud native
architecture.

The globally distributed Boclips production team will use Blackbird to rapidly
access incoming video content from over 200 providers. Working remotely, the
team will use Blackbird's browser-based professional level toolset to rapidly
edit and enrich content for publishing to the Boclips platform for immediate
availability to its global community. Blackbird will also pick up content from
the Boclips' AWS storage solution giving access to pre-existing content for re-
versioning work so that the value from assets can be realised effectively.

Boclips Head of Content Operations, Rob Weeks said: "Blackbird will

dramatically speed up our video production capabilities and drive significant
efficiencies throughout our operations. We're excited to be working with a
fantastic partner that offers such a great solution for our video workflow."

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Blackbird CEO, Ian McDonough, commented: "Really happy to have a
client of Boclips' quality and educational mission on the Blackbird platform.
Once again Blackbird has proven to be an ideal solution for the education and
e-learning sector. By replacing traditional methods of production with
Blackbird across distributed and remote production, Boclips' team can
transform their production cycles. The Blackbird technology and architecture
that enables genuine collaborative cloud native video editing is reducing
content delivery lead times and boosting productivity."

Blackbird drives awareness, monetization and efficiencies for brands in

the sports, news, entertainment and enterprise sectors. The company's
customers include Tata Communications, EVS, IMG, Deltatre, BT, Sky News
Arabia, A+E Networks, NHL, Eleven Sports, Riot Games, the U.S Department
of State and 50 local US news stations with Town News.

About Blackbird plc

Blackbird operates in the fast-growing SaaS and cloud video market, and has
created the world's most advanced suite of cloud-native computing
applications for video, all underpinned by its lightning-fast codec. Blackbird's
patented technology allows for frame accurate navigation, playback, viewing
and editing in the cloud. Blackbird enables multiple applications, which are
used by rights holders, broadcasters, sports and news video specialists,
esports, live events and content owners, post-production houses, other mass
market digital video channels and corporations.

Since it is cloud-native, Blackbird removes the need for costly, high end
workstations and can be used from almost anywhere on almost any device. It
also 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 ultimately results in much more effective monetisation.
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