blinkx, the world´s largest video search engine, today announced a
partnership with aniBoom (www.aniboom.com), a premier multiplatform
animation network for the global distribution of high-quality
independent animations and cartoons. Over 200 independent short films
from animators across the world are now easily accessible at
www.blinkx.com. Leveraging its unique AdHoc platform, blinkx will also
place contextually relevant advertising against the short films.
Teaming up with unique talent from around the world, aniBoom aims
to meet the exploding demand for state-of-the-art animation in Web,
mobile, TV and gaming platforms at an unprecedented speed and
cost-efficiency. Boasting a vibrant community of world-class animators
and animation fans, aniBoom acts as a platform for artists globally to
produce original animated brands and present their work to a vast
public forum. Via aniboom.com and aniBoom partner channels, anyone
from the professional animator to the animation student and fan is
sure to enjoy aniBoom´s diverse library of content.
"Animation has consistently proven itself as an important medium
in the entertainment industry," said Suranga Chandratillake, founder
and CEO, blinkx. "We´re excited to be partnering with aniBoom and
bringing so much original animated content to our users."
"The Internet is one of the key outlets for distributing creative
content today, so it´s crucial to find innovative methods of expanding
our reach online. blinkx will serve as a fantastic new way for
animation fans worldwide to discover our highly entertaining content
and a new revenue generating opportunity for our creator community,"
said Uri Shinar, CEO and founder of aniBoom.
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 aniBoom
aniBoom (www.aniboom.com) is a premier multi-platform animation
network that houses a unique virtual creators studio to produce the
best independent animated content for global distribution. Teaming up
with untapped talent around the world, aniBoom has developed a
flexible digital pipeline to create, produce and distribute compelling
high quality animation brands at unusual speed and cost efficiencies
to web, mobile, gaming and TV media industries.
At aniboom.com, the company has brought together a vibrant
community of world class animators and animation enthusiasts to
create, watch and share a growing library of original independent
cartoons and animations that crosses multiple genres and interests.
Users can easily create and showcase their work using the site´s
dynamic features including a robust DIY tool set called Animachines.
Throughout the year aniBoom also engages its community with a variety
of creative contests offering prizes of up to $50,000 each. The
company is based in Israel with its U.S. headquarters in San
Francisco.
