{"id":141627,"title":"Blackbird’s elevate.io Joins Google Chromebook Perks Programme","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2026-10-08T14:38:57+00:00","modified":"2026-10-08T14:38:57+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/blackbirds-elevate-io-joins-google-chromebook-perks-programme/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/blackbirds-elevate-io-joins-google-chromebook-perks-programme.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/blackbirds-elevate-io-joins-google-chromebook-perks-programme.json","category":"B2B","categories":["B2B","Business & Support Services","e-commerce","Technology","Technology, Media & Telecoms"],"tags":["BIRD","Blackbird","cloud video editor","elevate.io","Google","Google's Chromebook","Ian McDonough"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/525b9899-152f-4818-9711-b31acb38580c.png?fit=1727%2C911&quality=80&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"**Blackbird plc (AIM: BIRD)** has secured a distribution partnership with **Google**, with its browser-based video editor **elevate.io** to be featured in the Chromebook Perks programme.\n\nChromebook users will be offered a **50% discount for six months on monthly subscriptions**, or a **25% discount on an annual plan**.\n\nThe programme is expected to launch in the **UK during October 2026 as a test market**, with results determining whether it expands into additional territories.\n\nFor Blackbird, the attraction is access to a potentially large pool of Chromebook users without requiring elevate.io to be installed locally.\n\nThe platform runs entirely in the browser and does not require high-powered hardware, downloads or specialist equipment, making it particularly well suited to Chromebook devices.\n\nBlackbird said the programme provides elevate.io with a route to **tens of millions of potential users worldwide**.\n\nHowever, the agreement does not guarantee subscriber numbers or revenue. Its commercial value will depend on **how many Chromebook users activate the offer and convert into paying customers**.\n\nChief executive **Ian McDonough** said the partnership provides validation for Blackbird’s decision to build elevate.io as a browser-native editing platform and could become an important user-acquisition channel.\n\nelevate.io targets creators, marketing teams and businesses with collaborative video editing and publishing tools built on Blackbird’s cloud-video technology.\n\nFor investors, the key significance is that elevate.io is gaining **distribution through a major global technology platform**, potentially reducing the cost and difficulty of acquiring new users.\n\nThe next important milestones are the **UK launch, user uptake, paid conversion rates and any subsequent international expansion of the Chromebook Perks partnership**."}