Blackbird is a publicly owned, UK-based tier 3 media tech buyer. Founded in 2001, the company has approximately 60 employees and reported $1.8M in revenue as of 2025. Specializing in production and post-production, Blackbird, previously known as Forbidden Technologies, operates a cloud-native video editing and publishing platform. This platform is designed to enable remote and collaborative workflows, accessible through a web browser, and facilitates distribution to multiple platforms including social media.
On April 9, 2026, elevate.io's new integration aimed to significantly expedite audio post-production workflows for editors, allowing quicker access to license and use royalty-free music and sound effects directly within the collaborative video editing platform. Blackbird plc officially announced this integration earlier the same day, having embedded Epidemic Sound’s royalty-free music library directly into elevate.io, its browser-based collaborative video editor. This development removes a persistent friction point in online editing, eliminating the need for editors to exit the platform to find and clear music before export. The London-based video editing software provider first reported the launch of integrated royalty-free music from Epidemic Sound within elevate.io in a trading update on April 8, 2026.
Blackbird's customers primarily consist of content rights, international Affairs and spectator Sports companies. Examples of Blackbird's customers include Univision, U.S. Department of State and National Basketball Association. Blackbird has commercial and technical partners like EVS Broadcast Equipment, Deltatre and Moments Lab.
Subscribe for full access to Blackbird's products in full detail 
