blinkx, the world´s largest video search engine, today announced a
partnership with BBC iPlayer, the BBC´s online on-demand service, to
give blinkx viewers direct access to the latest BBC TV footage.
Through the partnership, BBC iPlayer programmes will be searchable and
accessible via blinkx.com with a preview offered to users prior to
viewing on the BBC´s iPlayer download or live streaming service.
A wide range of BBC programmes including comedy, factual, drama
and some sport from all BBC TV channels are available to download or
stream via BBC iPlayer and can now be searched for via blinkx.com.
blinkx will index all BBC iPlayer content to make it easily searchable
for blinkx users and allow them to preview the clip before being
directed to iPlayer.
"BBC content is renowned for its high quality and universal
appeal," said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO, blinkx.
"Through this partnership, we´re able to further our commitment to our
users by offering them the most comprehensive archive of professional
TV programming available on the Web today."
Ashley Highfield, BBC Director of Future Media and Technology,
said, "The BBC´s remit is to make its content as widely available as
possible to everyone in the UK. We are therefore committed to reaching
out to audiences´ wherever they are and on whatever platforms they
chose to access our services. blinkx´s unique technology and vast
network means BBC TV content is even more accessible and searchable to
our audiences, who can watch highlights and excerpts of our shows, and
then click through to watch the full programme on BBC iPlayer."
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 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 BBC iPlayer
BBC iPlayer is the BBC´s free seven day catch-up service, which
allows audiences to stream and download around 250 programmes per
week. Users can choose to watch live streaming via PC, Mac and Linux
and download via PC. Once downloaded viewers´ have 30 days within
which to start watching and seven days to finish watching it. BBC
iPlayer also incorporates radio ´listen again´. Future phases will
include the full integration of BBC Radio Player, as well as making
BBC iPlayer available on TV platforms, starting with VirginMedia,
mobile phones and other smart hand held devices. All programmes are
free for UK licence fee payers, at high quality and with no
advertising.
