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30 Jul 2008 07:00
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Hunting for Hollyoaks? Trawling for Top Gear? Want toΒ Catch Corrie?Β blinkxΒ OffersΒ aΒ Universal Remote for TV Shows Online
For all your favorites,Β fast,Β free, full-length andΒ from any station,Β blinkx RemoteΒ delivers aΒ single gatewayΒ for online televisionΒ in theΒ U.K.
SAN FRANCISCO,Β CALIF.Β - July 30, 2008 -Β blinkx, the world's largestΒ and most advancedΒ video search engine, todayΒ announcedΒ the launch of its latestΒ blinkxΒ RemoteΒ service,Β the ultimateΒ toolΒ for finding and watching TV episodes on the Web. blinkx Remote providesΒ usersΒ with aΒ way toΒ findΒ their favourite TV showsΒ from anyΒ channelΒ with online content, includingΒ the BBC, ITV, Channel 4,Β FiveΒ andΒ more.
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Online videoΒ is no longerΒ solely the domain of skateboarding kittens and the odd clip ofΒ DavidΒ Brent dancing. Viewers can now watch full episodes of their favoriteΒ televisionΒ shows when it suits them, without worrying about the link cutting out halfway through.Β All this choiceΒ does,Β however,Β present the problem of how to find what you want to watch, blinkxΒ Remote is designed to help you do just that.
"The online video landscape has changed dramatically over the past year -Β what wasΒ once the domain of short-form, user-generated material, has become the realm of premiumΒ television," said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO of blinkx. "It's a tremendous source of news and entertainment for consumers, but the content is spread across myriad sitesΒ belonging toΒ national broadcasters and media giants. blinkx RemoteΒ uses our award-winning video search technology to help consumers findΒ their favorite TV showsΒ quickly, easily andΒ in one place."Β
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Leveraging blinkx's patented video search technology, blinkx Remote filters out video spam, illegal clips, and inappropriate material that has been falsely tagged, to deliver the highest quality user experience. Audiences will find only full length, legally available, episodes of their favourite TVΒ programmesΒ through blinkx Remote, and will be able to sign up to receive alerts when a new show is postedΒ through RSS or email.Β
blinkx Remote willΒ be available forΒ U.K.Β audiences atΒ http://tv.blinkx.com/Β commencingΒ July 30th, 2008. A version of the product for theΒ U.S.Β market is upcoming.
About blinkx
blinkx plc (LSE AIM: BLNX) is the world's largest and most advanced video search engine. Today, blinkx has indexed more than 26 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 inΒ San FranciscoΒ andΒ London. More information is available atΒ www.blinkx.com.
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