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28 Feb 2008 07:02

Blinkx Plc28 February 2008 blinkx Partners with the BBC to Offer Latest BBC TV Programmes BBC iPlayer content now accessible through blinkx SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. - February 28, 2008 - blinkx, the world's largest videosearch engine, today announced a partnership with BBC iPlayer, the BBC's onlineon-demand service, to give blinkx viewers direct access to the latest BBC TVfootage. Through the partnership, BBC iPlayer programmes will be searchable andaccessible via blinkx.com with a preview offered to users prior to viewing onthe BBC's iPlayer download or live streaming service. A wide range of BBC programmes including comedy, factual, drama and some sportfrom all BBC TV channels are available to download or stream via BBC iPlayer andcan now be searched for via blinkx.com. blinkx will index all BBC iPlayercontent to make it easily searchable for blinkx users and allow them to previewthe clip before being directed to iPlayer. "BBC content is renowned for its high quality and universal appeal," saidSuranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO, blinkx. "Through this partnership,we're able to further our commitment to our users by offering them the mostcomprehensive archive of professional TV programming available on the Web today." Ashley Highfield, BBC Director of Future Media and Technology, said, "The BBC'sremit is to make its content as widely available as possible to everyone in theUK. We are therefore committed to reaching out to audiences' wherever they areand on whatever platforms they chose to access our services. blinkx's uniquetechnology and vast network means BBC TV content is even more accessible andsearchable to our audiences, who can watch highlights and excerpts of our shows,and then click through to watch the full programme on BBC iPlayer." As the pioneer in video search technology, blinkx has built a reputation as thesmartest way to search new forms of online content such as video. With more than220 partners and 18 million hours of indexed video and audio content, includingfavorite TV moments, news clips, short documentaries, music videos, video blogsand more, blinkx uses advanced speech recognition technology to deliver resultsthat are more accurate and reliable than standard metadata-based keywordsearches. About blinkx blinkx plc (LSE AIM: BLNX) is the world's most comprehensive video searchengine. Today, blinkx has indexed more than 18 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 anduser-generated content on the Web explode, keyword-based search technologiesonly scratch the surface. blinkx's patented search technologies listen to - andeven see - the Web, helping users enjoy a breadth and accuracy of search resultsnot available elsewhere. In addition, blinkx powers the video search for many ofthe world's most frequented sites. blinkx is based in San Francisco and London.More information is available at www.blinkx.com. About BBC iPlayer BBC iPlayer is the BBC's free seven day catch-up service, which allows audiencesto stream and download around 250 programmes per week. Users can choose towatch live streaming via PC, Mac and Linux and download via PC. Once downloadedviewers' have 30 days within which to start watching and seven days to finishwatching it. BBC iPlayer also incorporates radio 'listen again'. Future phaseswill include the full intergration of BBC Radio Player, as well as making BBCiPlayer available on TV platforms, starting with VirginMedia, mobile phones andother smart hand held devices. All programmes are free for UK licence feepayers, at high quality and with no advertising. Press Contacts:Tim TurpinSparkpr+1 (415) 321 1894tturpin@sparkpr.com Clare GaynerBite Communications+44 (0)20 8834 3454Clare.Gayner@bitepr.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange