blinkx Expands International News Index by Partnering With FRANCE 24

blinkx, the world´s largest video search engine, today announced a
partnership with FRANCE 24, the first French international news
channel to broadcast on a 24/7 basis, to give blinkx viewers direct
access to FRANCE 24´s multilingual collection of politically and
culturally diverse programming. Leveraging its unique AdHoc platform,
blinkx will also place contextually relevant advertising against the
footage, and will share resulting advertising revenue with FRANCE 24.
Currently, blinkx offers native news and other video search in four
different languages (English, French, German and Spanish) at
www.blinkx.com.

FRANCE 24 is characterized by respect for diversity and attention
to political and cultural differences and identities. It offers an
in-depth analysis of current events, aiming to uncover what lies
beneath the surface and reveal what the public is not used to seeing,
knowing or understanding. It also gives special attention to culture
and lifestyle. Deploying a decisive and bold multilingual strategy,
programs are broadcast on three channels, one in French, one in
English and one in Arabic. Free and unencrypted, the network
broadcasts via the various platforms of the digital universe:
satellite, cable, ADSL and Internet.

"This agreement with blinkx fits into our strategy of syndicating
FRANCE 24 video programs throughout the world. The number and the
nature of the websites affiliated with this company allows us to
reinforce the notoriety of FRANCE 24 and the visibility of our
programs and reports, especially in the US market," said Stanislas
Leridon, FRANCE 24 New Media and Internet Director.

"When you only have access to your local television station, it
can often be challenging to find different perspectives on current
events - especially on the international news front," said Suranga
Chandratillake, founder and CEO of blinkx. "With FRANCE 24 and
blinkx´s other global news providers, we´re making it even easier for
our users to have access to diverse coverage of world events, in many
different languages."

As the pioneer in video search technology, blinkx serves more than
50 million unique visitors every month. blinkx has built a reputation
as the smartest way to search new forms of online content such as
video. With more than 220 partners and 18 million hours of indexed
video and audio content, including favorite TV moments, news clips,
short documentaries, music videos, video blogs and more, blinkx uses
advanced speech recognition technology to deliver results that are
more accurate and reliable than standard metadata-based keyword
searches.

About blinkx

blinkx plc (LSE AIM: BLNX) is the world´s most comprehensive video
search engine. 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 and user-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 www.blinkx.com.

About FRANCE 24

FRANCE 24 is the first French international news channel that
offers a French perspective and sensibility on world events. FRANCE 24
broadcasts on a 24/7 basis on three channels, in French, English and
Arabic, in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and on the East Coast of
the United States. FRANCE 24 can be accessed by all media platforms:
cable, satellite and DSL. The website www.france24.com is available in
3 languages (English, French, and Arabic).