blinkx Signs Partnership With Transmission Films

blinkx Signs Partnership With Transmission Films

blinkx TV Teams up With Transmission Films to Make the Best of Independent Filmmaking Searchable on Demand

SAN FRANCISCO, May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- blinkx, the smartest thing on your computer and on the Web, today announced a content agreement with Transmission Films, a subscription based service dedicated to making distinctive cinema available on the Web. Under the partnership, blinkx will make Transmission Films' entire catalogue, which includes the best of today's independent and international films, fully searchable and accessible on demand from www.blinkx.tv.

Increased broadband adoption across the globe has made viewing TV and film content online popular for both consumers and distributors. blinkx TV's unrivalled search capabilities take accessing films from Transmission Films to the next level: users can search across Transmission Films' complete film library and get straight to the film, even down to the exact scene they specified in the search box. Over 350 films will be entirely searchable under the Transmission Films channel on www.blinkx.tv. Users will be able to view short clips on www.blinkx.tv and then be directed to Transmission Films' subscription service in order to view the full film. Independent film lovers will be one step closer to their favourite content, whether it be a vintage classic or one of the most talked about indie gems straight out of recent film festivals. blinkx TV links film lovers and filmmakers and helps Transmission Films further its mission of making high quality, lesser known films more widely available and more easily accessible.

"At Transmission Films we're passionate about bringing independent and international films to larger audiences and making high quality work available to all. blinkx lets us elevate the service we offer to our users by making all of our films fully searchable on demand as well as helping us reach out to new audiences" said Marcus Cherry, Transmission Films. "www.blinkx.tv is the place that numerous users are turning to for thousands of hours of video and audio content -- we're pleased to become a part of that service. We expect www.blinkx.tv will help us attract new users, which will, in turn, drive revenue for the independent filmmaking community making it more viable for independent filmmakers to continue bringing innovative works to audiences worldwide."

"We're pleased to welcome Transmission Films to www.blinkx.tv and provide our users with access to some of the highest quality filmmaking in recent years," said Federico Grosso, Vice President Business Development, blinkx. "blinkx is all about making a wide variety of content more readily accessible to consumers, so we're delighted to add content from specialist providers such as Transmission Films. Featuring hours of news, entertainment, sports and now specialist film programming, www.blinkx.tv has rapidly become the hub for users searching for high quality video content of all kinds."

About blinkx

blinkx, the smartest thing on your computer and on the Web, is changing the way that people think about search. Only blinkx can harness the desktop, Web and TV -- unifying content with a one stop search tool. Available to users on the Web at www.blinkx.com and www.blinkx.tv, as well as free to download, blinkx automatically and intelligently links to content anywhere and in any format, on the Web, on the desktop and even on TV. blinkx's conceptual toolbar means users are no longer limited to keyword search; instead, blinkx assesses all the information that the user is actively viewing, and automatically recommends and retrieves relevant content, from local, Web and TV searches, based on context. In addition, www.blinkx.tv makes thousands of hours of TV content fully searchable and available on demand for the first time. blinkx is a privately-held company based in San Francisco and London. More information is available at www.blinkx.com.

Source: blinkx

CONTACT: Julia Blystone of Outcast Communications, +1-415-392-8282, or
Julia@outcastpr.com, for blinkx

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

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