blinkx Extends Partnership With Reuters Adding Access to Multimedia News Content From Reuters UK and Japan

blinkx Extends Partnership With Reuters Adding Access to Multimedia News Content From Reuters UK and Japan

blinkx.tv Users Will Now Be Able to Find Hundreds of Hours of Multimedia News Content From Reuters Global Sites at www.blinkx.tv

SAN FRANCISCO, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- blinkx, the smartest thing on the web, today announced it is extending its existing partnership with Reuters. blinkx is adding access to Reuters multimedia news content from the UK and Japan specifically to blinkx.tv, building on hundreds of hours of Reuters content already available through the existing partnership.

blinkx users have on demand access to hundreds of hours of Reuters' content, which covers topics such as business, technology, science, entertainment and health. Adding access to Reuters video from their UK (www.reuters.co.uk) and Japanese sites (www.reuters.co.jp) expands the current offering to build on the unparalleled breadth of Reuters content available through blinkx.tv.

"We are delighted to be extending our relationship with Reuters," said Suranga Chandratillake, blinkx. "Our users turn to blinkx.tv to stay in touch with breaking news and other TV programming, and through this deal we will be able to give them access to more content from around the globe."

blinkx is the only search technology optimized for rich media, and has the ability to index and understand rich media content on the web. The blinkx video search engine uses advanced voice recognition and speech-to-text technology to automatically index and transcribe video and audio on the Web, making it searchable right down to the individual spoken words.

"We are delighted to extend our partnership with blinkx in support of our ongoing efforts to foster easier access to global news through online video," said Stephen Smyth, Reuters. "blinkx's high quality search functionality allows users to quickly and easily find what they are looking for allowing them to quickly and easily obtain news direct from the source -- Reuters."

About blinkx

blinkx.tv is the world's most comprehensive video search engine. Today, blinkx.tv has indexed more than 4,000,000 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 garage video on the web explodes, 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 a privately-held company based in San Francisco and London. More information is available at www.blinkx.tv.

About Reuters

Reuters (www.about.reuters.com), the global information company, provides indispensable information tailored for professionals in the financial services, media and corporate markets. Its trusted information drives decision making across the globe based on a reputation for speed, accuracy and independence. At the end of 2005, Reuters had 15,300 staff in 89 countries. This includes 2,300 editorial staff in 189 bureaus serving 128 countries, making Reuters the world's largest international multimedia news agency. In 2005, Reuters revenues were 2.4 billion pounds Sterling. Reuters and the sphere logo are the trade-marks of the Reuters group of companies.

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

Web site: http://www.blinkx.tv/
http://www.about.reuters.com/

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