Gossip on the Go With blinkx

blinkx, the world's largest and most advanced video search engine, today announced the launch of a brand new video gossip hub for those seeking access to real-time celebrity scoops and fashion news. Whether you want to hear the latest on Robert Pattinson's love life, or ensure that you're bang on trend by watching couture designers discuss forthcoming ranges at London fashion week, blinkx's gossip hub lets you access the hottest celebrity video news wherever you are.

You don't have to be part of Hollywood's elite to be well connected. With more than 720 video content partners, you'll never miss a scoop with blinkx. Available on http://www.blinkx.com and direct from your mobile device, blinkx's new gossip hub is a one-stop shop for all breaking entertainment news across the Web, from top content partners such as ITN Entertainment, CelebTV, SNTV and Young Hollywood.

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 720 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 http://www.blinkx.com.

Partnership with Internet Vid

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Partnership with Internet Vid

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blinkx partners with Internet Video Archive to Offer More Premium Entertainment Content to Users

Over 500,000 unique media assets, including previews, trailers and interviews, now available at www.blinkx.com

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. - August 17, 2010 - blinkx, the world's largest and most advanced video search engine, today announced a partnership with Internet Video Archive, the entertainment industry's leading aggregator of movie and TV trailers, game previews and music videos. Under the terms of the agreement, IVA's vast portfolio of videos will now be fully searchable and viewable at www.blinkx.com.

With over half a million unique video assets from more than 1,000 content providers, IVA has established a reputation as the archive of record for audio visual samples. IVA's world-class audio visual library provides users with the newest releases, the greatest classics and everything in between. From film studios such as Warner Bros, Paramount and MGM, to leading video game publishers including Nintendo, Capcom and Namco, blinkx users now have access to one of the largest archives of previews, trailers and interviews.

"Internet Video Archive is a veritable treasure trove of video for film buffs, music lovers and gamers," said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO, blinkx. "This partnership greatly expands blinkx's ever popular entertainment index, and will help us deliver an even better experience for our audience."

"As the world's largest distributor of previews, we are committed to delivering our content across premium platforms that allow us to reach a wide variety of consumers," said Rhodes Mason, vice president of business development, IVA. "blinkx's advanced search technology ensures that our trailers and previews are more easily discoverable to Web viewers looking for entertainment."

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 720 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 atwww.blinkx.com.

About Internet Video Archive

Internet Video Archive is the world's largest distributor of online movie and TV trailers, game previews and music videos. With over 500,000 unique video assets from over 1000 content providers, IVA has established a reputation as the archive of record for audio visual samples. Meticulous data husbandry combined with world-class systems that are secure, scalable, customizable and cost-effective have lead hundreds of clients to integrate IVA into their entertainment ecosystems. The company also operates two consumer sites,www.singingfool.com and www.videodetective.com, where user preferences and promotional concepts are tested. Additional company information is available atwww.internetvideoarchive.com.

Enquiries:

Nicole Love

Marlin PR

+44 207 869 8328

nicole.love@marlinpr.com

Tim Turpin

Sparkpr

+1 (415) 321 1894

tim.turpin@sparkpr.com

Charles Lytle

Christopher Wren

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd

NOMAD and Broker for blinkx plc

+44 (0)207 986 9756

Press Contact for Internet Video Archive

Pam Horovitz

IVA

+1 (856) 310 1981 x123

Pamh@internetvideoarchive.com

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Video site Hulu brews IPO for the autumn

"Hulu could launch its initial public offering as early as autumn, the New York Times reports, with the firm consulting investment banks in a move that could value the video site at $2bn...

Brewing an IPO, Hulu may well also be holding back on investing in new market growth, focusing on maximising its advertising revenues. Hulu's 2009 revenue reportedly reached $100m, but profits are fairly small, give the popularity of the site in the US; hits including Glee, Family Guy and 30 Rock attracted 24m unique users during June."

from The Guardian

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Comment: So if that's right, and the float goes ahead at that price, Hulu could be worth 20x sales.

So what is Blinxk worth then, with profits due to come in this financial year?

Anticipated Apple TV update seen as stepping stone for connected HDTV

This is interesting...

"Apple is expected to launch a new Apple TV in the coming months with limited storage, a lower price, and its own App Store, paving the way for an Internet-connected HDTV as soon as 2012.
...
When Apple can overcome the "primary" hurdles of set top boxes and live TV, Munster believes that is when the company will strike with an Internet-based iTunes TV pass for $50 to $90 per month. An App Store could also offer games, and services like Netflix and Hulu Plus, built right into the set..."

from AppleInsider

One thing's for sure - the whole iTV/TV-/Video-On-demand sector is reaching boiling point. Let's just hope Blinxk are right ion the middle of it...

"However, a new way of interacting with computers is on the verge of changing the way future generations interact with and experience personal computing. The multi-touch enabled devices are already beginning to proliferate: Apple sold 1 million multitouch-enabled iPads in 28 days. That’s 35,700 per day. Last quarter (Q1 2010) they sold 97,000 multitouch-enabled iPhones per day. In February, 2010 about 60,000 multitouch-enabled Android phones were being sold per day. Add that up and you are looking at 192,700 touch-based devices making it into consumers hands per day..."

from 52 weeks of UX

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Comment: Is it my faulty memory playing tricks on me, or did Chandratillake say not so very long ago that he didn't think mobile phones/devices were that important to Blinkx...?

...and this...

Phasing out the Bing Search API 1.1

"The considerable benefits that come from moving to the newer API include:

New SourceTypes

* RelatedSearch - view searches that provide information in which you might be interested, based on your current search
* Instant Answer - get authoritative answers to questions, such as "What is 789*12?", "How many seconds are in a year?" as well as airline flight status.
* MobileWeb - Get mobile Web search results - primarily Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML) or Wireless Markup Language (WML) pages relevant to the queried term.
* Video - Get videos relevant to your search terms.
* Translation - Translate terms or small blocks of text from one language to another"

from Bing Community blog

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Hmm, wonder who's doing their video search for them (or is it in-house)?

iPhone App Mania with Bing

"Since the launch of the Bing for Mobile iPhone app, we’ve heard some great feedback and are excited that Bing is showing up more and more as the search option for those using Safari on iOS4. We’re happy you are giving Bing a try and are enjoying some of the features like social, shopping, and the fresh homepage image every day..."

from Bing Community blog

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Comment: Bit of a long shot here: but we know that Blinkx has a relationship with MSN UK, so wouldn't it be great if Microsoft built Cheep into their Bing app, so that users can take advantage of 'social, shopping' to share what they've bought...

And if not Microsoft, in my opinion that's the level of partner Blinxk needs for Cheep to quickly penetrate the market and get a critical mass of users...