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25 Jun 2008 07:00
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blinkx Partners with ON NetworksΒ toΒ DistributeΒ OriginalΒ Programming
Diverse, original content switched ONΒ atΒ www.blinkx.comΒ
SAN FRANCISCO,Β CALIF.Β -Β June 25, 2008 -Β blinkx, the world's largestΒ and most advancedΒ video search engine, today announced a partnership withΒ ON NetworksΒ (www.onnetworks.com),Β aΒ digitalΒ media company deliveringΒ original, on-demand TV shows.Β ON Networks'Β high-definitionΒ video content is now more easily accessible than ever before atΒ www.blinkx.com.Β Under the terms of the agreement, blinkx will leverage its AdHoc platform to place contextually relevant advertising against the footage, and will share resulting advertising revenue withΒ ON Networks.
BuiltΒ around theΒ shifts in how TV shows are created, distributed, viewed and monetized,Β ONΒ NetworksΒ actively engages a growing and diversified consumer franchise withΒ innovativeΒ programmingΒ deliveredΒ where, when and howΒ viewersΒ want it.Β Today,Β ONΒ Networks offers more than 30 shows across multiple topics,Β fromΒ the history of videogames on "Play Value," to creative cocktail-mixing with "Cocktails on the Fly."
"Audiences today haveΒ an increasing appetite for new and unique programming that is accessible and available,Β wherever and whenever they want it," saidΒ Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO, blinkx.Β "We're excited to partner with ON Networks, a company thatΒ is devotedΒ to producing relevant, high-qualityΒ programming with today's viewer in mind."Β
"We are committed toΒ deliveringΒ ourΒ TV showsΒ acrossΒ premiumΒ platformsΒ that allow us to reach, target and engage aΒ rangeΒ of consumerΒ segments," saidΒ Jen Grogono, chief content officerΒ forΒ ON Networks. "blinkx'sΒ advancedΒ search technologyΒ ensures thatΒ ourΒ contentΒ isΒ moreΒ easily discoverable toΒ our WebΒ viewersΒ looking forΒ fresh,Β originalΒ programming."
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As the pioneer in video search technology, blinkx has built a reputation as the smartest way to search new forms of online content such as video. With more thanΒ 350Β partners andΒ 26Β million hours of indexed video and audio content, including favorite TV moments, news clips, short documentaries, music videos, video blogs and more, blinkx uses advanced speech-recognition technology to deliver results that are more accurate and reliable than standard metadata-based keyword searches.
About blinkx
blinkx plc (LSE AIM: BLNX) is the world's most comprehensive video search engine. Today, blinkx has indexed more thanΒ 26Β 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.Β
ON Networks, Inc., Original programming for Original peopleβ’
ON Networks is a digital media innovator leading the change in how TV programs are created, distributed and consumed. ON engages consumers through original HD series and unique brand experiences that connect viewers to their passions, introducing a world of relevant, smart content that's accessible wherever, however and whenever viewers choose. Based inΒ Austin,Β Texas, ON is a privately-held company backed by Accel Partners, Austin Ventures, AT&T and S3 Ventures.Β See tomorrow's television today atΒ www.onnetworks.com.
Press ContactsΒ for blinkx:
Jamie Walker
Sparkpr
+1 (415) 321 1887
jamie@sparkpr.com
Clare Gayner
Bite Communications
+44 (0)20 8834 3454
Clare.Gayner@bitepr.com
Press Contact forΒ ON Networks:
Karl Scholz
+1Β (512)Β 493Β 0909
Karl.scholz@virtualprdirector.comΒ
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