Case Study: Ravensbourne achieves industry-ready broadcast training with Blackbird

Cutting edge training for future broadcast professionals

Ravensbourne, a higher-education provider for broadcast and media training, needed a faster, more scalable workflow for large student classes. Its hardware-based editing setup was expensive to maintain, caused high latency and delays accessing course materials, and left graduates with limited practical experience. Blackbird provided its cloud-based video editing platform to help modernize the training environment.

Blackbird implemented a low-bandwidth, browser-based workflow that let tutors quickly share footage and students independently handle logging, editing, review, and search. The platform also added admin control, role management, and live communication tools for collaboration and support. As a result, Ravensbourne improved the value of its courses, increased graduate employability, and reduced the need for costly hardware through a more flexible SaaS model.

Ravensbourne

Greg Loftin

Course Leader