blinkx to Present in the Top Innovator Demo Program at OnHollywood 2006

blinkx to Present in the Top Innovator Demo Program at OnHollywood 2006

blinkx to Showcase Search Technology Optimized for Rich Media

SAN FRANCISCO, April 18 /PRNewswire/ -- blinkx, the smartest thing on the Web, today announced that it will be participating in the Top Innovator Demo program at OnHollywood 2006, the digital media and entertainment market for executives, held May 2 - 4 at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, CA.

The two-and-a-half-day industry insider event borrows on the 'film market' tradition by providing a space for pioneering digital media companies to present a six-minute Top Innovator Demo of their products and services. blinkx will have the opportunity to demo its product and present its business model at the event, in front of an expert panel and a live and global webcast audience of industry influencers. blinkx will be presenting its demo at 10:45 am PT on May 3rd.

"We are thrilled to showcase blinkx at the OnHollywood conference and be considered one of the top innovators in digital media," said Suranga Chandratillake, blinkx founder and CTO. "Traditional media and entertainment content is moving online, and the ability to effectively search this content is a vital component to the new Web. blinkx is optimized for searching rich media content, changing the way we find and view media content online."

"The Top Innovator Demo program is a compelling environment for digital media companies to communicate how they plan to exploit the new opportunities in online entertainment and media," said Tony Perkins, organizer of OnHollywood 2006 and founder of AlwaysOn. "Our view is that the consumer is now leading the direction of technology innovation, and that the 'Instant Messaging Generation' is now firmly in charge, having taken the baton from the PC generation. These companies will be showcasing how their firms can contribute to this digital revolution. This is a chance to gain valuable feedback from leading industry insiders and meet peers and partners, as well as to attract the attention of the venture and press communities."

OnHollywood 2006 is where cutting-edge technology CEOs from all over the planet converge on Hollywood and mix it up with the entertainment and media establishment.

For further information please visit: http://www.alwayson-network.com/onhollywood/?t_ref=AOHP1 .

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.

About OnHollywood 2006: May 2-4 @ The Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood

OnHollywood is where cutting edge technology from the backstreets of Silicon Valley converges with Hollywood's media and entertainment elite. The three-day event borrows on the "film market" tradition by providing an open environment for digital media and entertainment entrepreneurs to meet the big- time studio, telco and consumer electronics executives, venture capitalists, and media. OnHollywood delves into the challenges, opportunities and business models of the digital era, and showcases the most innovative private companies that are revolutionizing the way media and entertainment is created, distributed, and consumed.

About AlwaysOn

AlwaysOn is transforming the communication business with its online blogging network for technology, media and entertainment insiders, establishing it as a leader in the Open Media revolution. Borrowing from the underground traditions of blogging and social networking, AlwaysOn ( http://www.alwayson-network.com/ ) was launched in 2003. Today, AO's annual Summit @ Stanford and OnHollywood events, print "blogozine" and online services encourage direct collaboration between global thought leaders and technology insiders. No other media brand has dared allow such openness amongst its readers and participants. AlwaysOn, LLC, is a privately held and virtually headquartered company born out of the heart of Silicon Valley.

Source: blinkx

CONTACT: Julia Blystone, +1-415-392-8282, or Julia@outcastpr.com, for
blinkx; or Louise Tipton or Andy Oliver, both for OnHollywood,
+1-415-992-4400, or onh@lewispr.com

Web site: http://www.blinkx.com/
http://www.alwayson-network.com/

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