With video search set to be the next big growth area BLNX have the software the likes of Microsoft, Google and NewsCorp would love to have.

In fact BLNX have done deals with most of these, the most recent being the UtargetFox deal which has been reported in the USA but not RNS'd in the UK.

Alexa rankings confirm the continued growth in usage as its viral effect spreads:-

http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/blinkx.com

The ITN RNS confirms blnx is the best in the market and is growing fast:-

Leading News Organization ITN Extends Advertising Deal with blinkx Based on Proven Campaign Success




blinkx Selected to Power Advertising across ITN Website and Syndication Partner Sites




SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. - July 2, 2008 - blinkx, the world's largest and most advanced video search engine, today announced that it has won an extension contract that will augment the scope of its advertising partnership with ITN, one of the world's leading news and multimedia content companies. Under the terms of the new agreement, ITN will use AdHoc, blinkx's patented contextual advertising platform for online TV and video, to serve advertisements on the ITN website and its syndication partner sites, including Bebo.




Through AdHoc, ITN has already been effectively monetizing its premium news content on the blinkx.com network for over six months. During this time, ITN achieved a significantly better return, greater search volume, and higher monetization through blinkx than through other syndication partners.




AdHoc uses blinkx's patented speech-to-text transcription and visual analysis technology to understand video content more thoroughly and effectively than any other service today, and can therefore dynamically place the most pertinent advertising against it. The AdHoc platform offers media companies and advertisers a unique value proposition -- video advertising which combines the emotive power of TV promotion, with the relevance and utility of contextual search advertising.




The confluence of ITN's premium TV content, blinkx's extensive syndication network, and AdHoc's uniquely powerful targeting capabilities was a formula for success. By extending its partnership with blinkx, ITN aims to achieve similar returns by leveraging the AdHoc platform to deliver contextually relevant video advertising on its own website and across its distribution partner sites.




'We're thrilled to be broadening our relationship with ITN,' said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO of blinkx. 'News content is one of the most popular categories of online video and there's clearly a tremendous opportunity for monetization. The success of our partnership with ITN is evidence that the blinkx AdHoc platform is a uniquely powerful solution for online video advertising today.'




'We've been delighted with the results of our partnership with blinkx and are looking forward to implementing the AdHoc technology on our site,' said Nicholas Wheeler, managing director, ITN On. 'blinkx AdHoc has proven that it can achieve significant monetization of our content, effective marketing for advertisers and, most importantly, a useful, non-disruptive experience for our audience.'




As a pioneer in video search technology, blinkx has built a reputation as the most effective way to search new forms of online content such as video. With more than 350 partners and 26 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.

According to a report from Citigroup Global Markets today, their analyst is looking for calendarised results (instead of fiscal year which ends in March) -$.05 for 2008 $0.00 for 2009 $.08 for 2010 -- these numbers are not changed from previous estimates. His price target remains at 80p or around $1.26 (at 1.58 exchange) . He still rates the stock 1S ( buy/ speculative).

Even with the general meltdown, I don't think it is unreasonable to expect a move upwards as we approach these important results. If profitability has been reached or is still expected earlier than previous calls, we can expect a significant surge.
That said,theses are far from normal times.

they will be no where near a profit

I think any upside in the SP after report will see many bail out and take any profit or a lesser loss.

This has done well to hold up as much as it has over the last few months, given the carnage everywhere else.

RNS Number : 8028G
Blinkx Plc
28 October 2008






blinkx Remote for Kids Offers Hours of Viewing for Children; Find Tom and Jerry, Chuckle Vision,
Mr. Men and More




New site enables parents to find a wide variety of kids shows online with ease




SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. - October 28, 2008 - blinkx, the world's largest video search engine, today announced the availability of a kid-friendly version of blinkx Remote, a free Web site for watching TV on the Internet. Parents now have easier access to full-length children's television shows online than ever before. From Bugs Bunny to Lazy Town, parents can access everything from current hits to classic favorites, all from one location.




Though there are countless hours of entertainment suitable for children available online, many parents are unaware it exists or unsure of where to find it. blinkx Remote for Kids solves these problems. The Web site aggregates information and access to tons of kid-friendly, full-length television programs across the Web, offering a one-stop-shop for high-quality children's entertainment. Parents can search for specific shows, browse by genre or network, or filter alphabetically. The breadth of its content makes blinkx Remote for Kids perfect for those parents who just can't bear to watch the same episode of Bob the Builder again, while its convenient, on-demand design makes it ideal for families unable to sync their busy lives up with the television schedule,




'We're thrilled to announce a family-friendly version of blinkx Remote,' said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO of blinkx. 'blinkx Remote for Kids guarantees parents access to endless episodes of shows their kids will love, from Balamory to Fireman Sam, and more.'




Leveraging blinkx's patented video search technology, blinkx Remote for Kids filters out video spam, illegal clips, and inappropriate material that has been falsely tagged, to deliver the highest quality user experience. Children and parents will find only full-length, legally available, episodes of their favorite TV programs through blinkx Remote for Kids, and will be able to sign up to receive alerts when a new show is posted through RSS or e-mail.




Visit blinkx Remote for Kids today at http://childrens-tv.blinkx.com/

The launch of kids remote will be quickly followed by an RNS with a major releasing all their childrens programming back catalogue IMHO BBC or Disney??

is something else coming this halloween:-

http://nowthen.com/pic?326436f9dac3

Here is a bit more news for all those who are looking for a winner

SAN FRANCISCO, October 29 /PRNewswire/ --

blinkx, the world's largest and most advanced video search engine, today
announced that it has been named a winner of Hitwise's Top 10 Award for the
quarter ending September 2008. During this period,
http://www.blinkx.com

ranked 7th Web site in the Hitwise Entertainment-Multimedia industry
category.



Each quarter, Hitwise, the leading online competitive intelligence
service, awards the 10 most popular Web sites in over 160 Hitwise categories.
Top 10 Web site Awards are based on popularity according to the market share
of user visits a Web site receives compared to other Web sites in their
industry during a specific period. blinkx's high traffic earned it a top spot
on Hitwise's list for Web sites of its kind.



"We're excited to be recognized as a leader in our industry," said
Suranga Chandratillake, CEO and founder, blinkx. "We distinguish ourselves
from the many video sites out there through smart technology and killer
content, and we're very pleased to be awarded for our efforts."



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 350 partners and 26 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.

Awards dont make winners, its contracts that boost the SP.

agreed

If you ask me,it's the market makers as much as anything else that are responsible for bringing down prices.When 80% of the shares traded are buys,as is the case here,they should be marked up and not down.
No wonder the system is on the verge of collapse when there is an absence of logic!

MMs are basically saying they do not want stock on their books, so if you want to sell, you get what's on offer

One of the few shares down today. I still feel it will drop below 15p SP

Apparently,the 7th ranking by Hitwise referred to above translates to being level with Yahoo at 1.25%

Tis interesting, I've been watching CBM very closely particularly at the start of trade. If the market goes down CBM goes with it and vica versa but the trades are all MM adjusting the price as to what they deem fit ie it is impossible to get ahead of them. Thus the MM's are determing the prices of all AIM and small stocks. There is little retail or institutional trades in these at all. The only way to beat them is to take a gamble the night before on which way the SM will go.

Yesterday, CFM rose about 60% from it's depressed levels. The MM's effectively did it because it was oversold and the sp was always ahead of the last buy which in effect made it look like a sell. Unfortunately because of a temporary lack of cash; lack of confidence in what I see + the way it was done stopped retail investors noticing what was happening, meant I missed out. I may be wrong, but I suspect the same thing will happen for a short time today.

So I concur with posts 295 and 296.

Happened again this am with CFM now heading back.

Suggests to me that if an AIM stock such as BLNX hasn't risen with the market, then unless the unusual happens, the MM's haven't as yet finished with marking them down so on that basis alone, I expect BLNX to travel further south.

yep, down for another week or two to 15p or lower.

no quick money to be made here.

Once again ,the price movement of this stock is baffling.5 million shares traded,with about 75% being buys,but a 9% drop in SP.I expect it somehow has something to do with the results due out next Monday.

Good short sell