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2 Apr 2008 07:01

Blinkx Plc02 April 2008 blinkx and Dogwoof Create Film Channel on BBTV, Delivering Top Independent Films in High-Quality, On-Demand and with Unique Interactive Features Film Distributor Dogwoof Partners with blinkx to Offer Indie Films and World Cinema to Audiences Across the Globe through blinkx Broadband Television SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. - April 02, 2008 - blinkx, the world's largest and mostadvanced video search engine, and Dogwoof, a leading U.K. film distributorspecializing in independent films and world cinema, have joined forces to createa film channel on blinkx BBTV. The film channel will be available on blinkx's broadband television, blinkxBBTV, which is a small download (0.5 MB) available free of charge atwww.blinkx.com and www.dogwoof.com. "The film industry is screaming out for a multi-layered film channel, run byprofessional distributors that know how to promote a film, and look aftereveryone's interests. This channel will be a filter for both the consumer andthe rights holders, offering films from the best film producers worldwide", saidAndy Whittaker, founder and CEO of Dogwoof. "Ultimately it's all about the customer experience, so joining forces with aleading technical partner as blinkx, is key to the success of this new filmchannel. We are lining up some outstanding films that will surprise and seduceour customers, and most importantly, keep them coming back", continuesWhittaker. The initiative is a significant advance in online video which leverages blinkx'spatented speech and visual recognition technology to simultaneously deliver topindependent films over the Internet, and link them to the universe ofinformation on the Web, adding dimension and context to the viewing experience. "By fusing films brought by Dogwoof with the Web itself, blinkx BBTV enablesusers to instantly browse or interact with online sources related to the moviesthey are watching, whether it's Google, Wikipedia, IMDB or other Web sitesoffering additional information," said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEOof blinkx. blinkx's patented video indexing automatically creates a speech track of thefilms, making it easy for viewers to navigate the content literallyword-for-word, and jump to specific points in a movie, simply by searching for aspecific spoken word or name. While watching Dogwoof's film channel on blinkx BBTV, viewers can instantlyaccess other features, never possible before - including transcripts of theaudio track and background information on everything from actors, to characters,to reviews and locations of the film. Alternatively, users can opt to sit backand watch the movie full-screen, on-demand and in TV quality. With hybrid peer-to-peer streaming and a simple, point-and-click channelinterface, the film channel on blinkx BBTV offers a new kind of online viewingexperience for independent film fans: full-screen, TV-quality and truly immersedin the Internet. About Dogwoof Pictures Dogwoof is a UK film distributor specialising in independent films and worldcinema; acquiring all UK & Ireland media rights for exploitation throughtheatrical, DVD, TV, and Internet. Dogwoof pioneered the world's firstmultiplatform release back in 2005, with the film EMR, released simultaneouslyonline, in cinemas, and on DVD. www.dogwoof.com 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. Press Contacts: Tim TurpinSparkpr+1 (415) 321 1894tim.turpin@sparkpr.com Clare GaynerBite Communications+44 (0)20 8834 3454Clare.Gayner@bitepr.com Anna GodasDogwoof Ltd+44 (0)20 7395 1217anna@dogwoof.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange