blinkx Goes Global, Offers Native Language Video Search for France, Germany and Spain

SAN FRANCISCO, October 8 /PRNewswire/ --     


    - Top European TV and video content now fully searchable at blinkx.com



    blinkx, the world's largest video search engine, today announced the
expansion of its video search service into Western Europe. In response to the
rapid proliferation of multimedia Web content around the world, blinkx now
offers search capabilities in French, German and Spanish, to make it easier
for audiences in these international markets to search for online video in
their native language.



    blinkx uses advanced speech-to-text transcription and visual recognition
technology to deliver results that are more accurate and reliable than
standard metadata-based keyword searches. Because this core technology is
language independent, blinkx is able to understand video content,
word-for-word, in any language, giving users the broadest and most
accurate scope of search results on the Web.



    The pervasiveness of broadband in Europe has made online video and TV
content extremely appealing to Internet users. blinkx is indexing content
from over 200 European sources and sites, making more than 1 million hours of
foreign language video content fully searchable. The sources include top
media companies, such as Eurosport and Euronews, TF1, Elmundo, Le Monde and
Spiegel TV, to give French, German and Spanish viewers the opportunity to
find and enjoy online videos in their native language.



    "People around the world are turning to the Web for video content, and
blinkx is expanding to benefit all users, regardless of their native language
or physical location," said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO, blinkx.
"blinkx already indexes the broadest variety of English content today, and we
are now focusing on building our index to include content in other languages
as well."



    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 than 200 media partners and 14 million hours of indexed video and audio
content, including favorite TV moments, news clips, short documentaries,
music videos, video blogs and more, blinkx has established itself as the
Remote Control for the Video Web.



    About blinkx


    blinkx (London AIM: BLNX) is the world's most comprehensive video search
engine. Today, blinkx has indexed more than 14,000,000 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
ser-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.



    Web site: http://www.blinkx.com



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