Letter to Blinkx's IR department outlining questions to be asked at the AGM

Investor Relations Department,

Blinkx,

105 Piccadilly
London, W1J 7NJ

CC: Dr Michael Lynch, CEO, Autonomy

24^th August, 2009

Dear Sir/Madam.

I will be attending the next Blinkx AGM on 22^nd September.

At the AGM, I would like to put some questions (below) to the Blinkx management team, and particularly Mr Chandratillake.

I would be grateful if you would advise me of the formal process for asking such questions in the AGM environment.

Yours faithfully,

____________

xxxxx xxxxxxx

Questions for the Blinkx management team, to be put at the AGM on 22^nd September 2009

1/ Why has Blinkx, to date, failed to release a branded video search app for the iPhone? Or for the Pre? Or for the Android OS? Or to release a branded video-search widget for Facebook users to embed in their pages? Why has Blinkx so pointedly and continually ignored opportunities to allow end-consumers of video to search against the index of 35m+ hours of video which Blinkx holds, thereby monetizing that index?

2/ There has been much speculation among Blinkx shareholders as to whether or not Blinkx technology drives video search functionality for Bing, Microsoft’s new search engine. I would like a definitive answer one way or the other, please.

3/ Blinkx as a company – and especially CEO Suranga Chandratillake – has made many bullish predictions for the company’s future growth and profitability. Yet none of the company’s management team, so far as I am aware, have ever bought the company’s shares in the open market. I also note that recently F&C Asset Management Plc has sold down its holding in Blinkx. If the company has such a bright future, why aren’t the management team buying shares, and why is one of the company’s largest shareholders selling?

http://blinkxshareholders.blogspot.com/

Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6438X

Blinkx Plc

18 August 2009



TR-1: notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:	Blinkx plc
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):___________________________________________
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	F&C Asset Management Plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	See Box 9 below
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	17/08/09
6. Date on which issuer notified:	18/08/09
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	5%
8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB00B1WBW239 Ord 1p	14,320,973	14,320,973	13,760,175	-	13,760,175	-	4.93%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights
-

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
13,760,175	4.93%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

% of Total No of Voting Voting Client Rights Rights Registration name FPLP With Profit, With Profit Business Fund 8,432,137 3.02% Citifriends Nominees Ltd

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:	F&C Asset Management Plc
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:	n/a
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:	n/a

13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Frances Smith
15. Contact telephone number:	01223 488500

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Notice of AGM

RNS Number : 5005X

Blinkx Plc

17 August 2009



BLINKX PLC

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

Cambridge, England - 17 August 2009 - blinkx plc (LSE AIM: BLNX.), the world's largest video search engine, announces that its Annual General Meeting will take place on Tuesday 22 September 2009 at 9.00am (London time). The meeting will take place at blinkx's headquarters in Cambridge Business Park, Cowley Road, Cambridge CB4 0WZ.

All shareholders not planning to attend the meeting in person are urged to send instructions for the voting of their shares so that they are represented at the meeting. Please contact your financial intermediary for the procedure to follow.

Copies of blinkx's Notice of Annual General Meeting, Form of Proxy and Directors' and Auditors' Reports and the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2009 were recently mailed to shareholders, and may also be obtained directly from blinkx as well as from your financial intermediary. blinkx's annual report for the year ended 31 March 2009 will also be available on blinkx's web site located at www.blinkx.com/investors http://www.blinkx.com/investors.

About blinkx plc

blinkx plc (LSE AIM: BLNX) is the world's largest and most advanced video search engine. Today, blinkx has indexed more than 35 million hours of audio, video, viral and TV content, and made it fully searchable and available on demand. blinkx's founders set out to solve a significant challenge - as TV and user-generated content on the Web explode, keyword-based search technologies only scratch the surface. blinkx's patented search technologies listen to - and even see - the Web, helping users enjoy a breadth and accuracy of search results not available elsewhere. In addition, blinkx powers the video search for many of the world's most frequented sites. blinkx is based in San Francisco and London. More information is available at www.blinkx.com.

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blinx on Nielsen Top 10 Video

RNS Number : 5128X
Blinkx Plc
17 August 2009



blinkx Joins YouTube, Hulu, and Yahoo! on Nielsen's Top 10 Video Sites



Traffic to blinkx.com continues to soar as more users turn to search



SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. - August 17, 2009 - blinkx, the world's largest and most advanced video search engine, today announced that it has broken into the top 10 most popular video sites, according to a recent Nielsen VideoCensus report of video usage in the U.S. Ranked by video streams for July 2009, the short list also includes top industry brands YouTube, Yahoo!, MSN, MTV, and CNN.



In addition to a ranking of top online video brands, Nielsen's survey recorded significant growth in online video usage overall. According to the report, there has been a 31% increase in the number video streams since last year, and a 42% growth in time per viewer.



'As video content on the Web continues to explode across hundreds of sites - whether HD-quality movies, news, or UGC, consumers need a simple, accurate, way to find it,' said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO, blinkx. 'With over 530 content partners and 35 million hours of video in our index, blinkx is simply the best way to find what you're looking for - from skateboarding bulldogs to breaking news to episodes of Lost. We're delighted to have achieved this kind of growth, and believe this is only the beginning.'



As the pioneer in video search technology, blinkx has built a reputation as the smartest way to find rich media on the Web. The company has made more than 530 partners and indexed over 35 million hours of video and audio content to date.



About blinkx

blinkx plc (LSE AIM: BLNX) is the world's largest and most advanced video search engine. Today, blinkx has indexed more than 35 million hours of audio, video, viral and TV content, and made it fully searchable and available on demand. blinkx's founders set out to solve a significant challenge - as TV and user-generated content on the Web explode, keyword-based search technologies only scratch the surface. blinkx's patented search technologies listen to - and even see - the Web, helping users enjoy a breadth and accuracy of search results not available elsewhere. In addition, blinkx powers the video search for many of the world's most frequented sites. blinkx is based in San Francisco and London. More information is available at www.blinkx.com.



About Nielsen

The Nielsen Company's online and mobile solutions deliver comprehensive, independent measurement and analysis of digital audiences, advertising, video, consumer-generated media, word of mouth, commerce and consumer behavior. Nielsen enables clients to make informed business decisions about their digital and mobile strategies. For more information, please visit www.nielsen.com.

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Comment: markets don't seem too impressed though, do they?

Back from holiday...

...all recharged and ready to return to the fray...

The video I mentioned below...

The guy doesn't even know what his job is!

In this video (posted June 24th, 2009) Chandratillake quite clearly says he is the "Chief Technology Officer ... of a company called Blinkx".

And yet here, on the Investor Relations page of the Blinkx web site, it states quite clearly that he is Chief Executive Officer.

Doesn't the guy even know what his job title is? Or has he - as I've been suggesting for a long time now - been demoted from CEO to CTO where his technical knowledge can have best effect? In which case, who is CEO?