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.

New 12 month high 158.25.

In other words, new all time high

Me too!

(Reuters) Hewlett-Packard completed its $12 billion buy of British software firm Autonomy on Monday.

What affect on Blnx? My opinion The Doctor will swing things our way whenever he canas in the past!

does not this impact Blinkx for the better?


The high costs of competing in premium content
Media companies are scrambling to stream video over the internet, writes Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson

Results on 9th Novemberthis Royal Flush is just days away from 2.can I just congratulate Haystack and Elephant Man for continually giving me their hard earned on this stock...all the way from 30p... loland can I suggest they open another short next week
Have a great weekend all...Haystack...3p next week!

I just had a thought.
Blinkx reckon to have some 35 million hours of film footage.
If you wanted to watch all of it, it would take 4,000 years at 24 hours a day, 7 days a week !!
Looks like new highs.

Blinkx Plc

01 November 2011

RNS REACH

BLINKX ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH ORB NETWORKS TO BRING 35 MILLION HOURS OF TV, VIDEO AND AUDIO TO ORB TV AND ORB BR USERS

Agreement brings popular TV news shows, Bloomberg, BBC and more to Orb BR and

Orb TV

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.- November 1, 2011- blinkx, the world's largest and most advanced video search engine, today announced a partnership with Orb Networks to bring more than 35 million hours of TV, video and audio content to Orb BR and Orb TV users. From news (Bloomberg, BBC) to fashion (Chic.TV, Fashion TV) to health and fitness (Real Health TV, Turning Point TV), the blinkx catalog is now offered through Orb's products, making it easier than ever to enjoy blinkx around the home - on any screen.

"We are giving our users an incredible selection of content, with more than 35 million hours of video from blinkx, building on all of the content that we currently offer from Hulu and other sources," said Joe Costello, CEO of Orb Networks. "With Orb TV and Orb BR, consumers now have another way to watch all of this great blinkx content, and are no longer limited to viewing it on their computers."

"Orb has a truly innovative and flexible offering to bring online media to TVs," said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO at blinkx. "We're pleased to deliver our robust video search technology and our massive index of professionally produced video to Orb customers everywhere."

Orb TV ($99), a hockey puck-sized device that plugs into any TV, enables consumers to stream online video, photos and music to a TV. It is easy to set up and simply controlled through a smartphone app (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Android, and Android Tablet), or using any computer. In addition to blinkx content, Orb TV provides consumers with easy access to thousands of movies and TV shows through services such as Netflix, Amazon Video on Demand, Hulu and Comedy Central. Orb TV also allows consumers to stream their personal content - including home movies, downloaded files, photos and music - from any PC to a TV screen.

Orb BR ($19.99) is a software solution that leverages the power of PS3s and connected Blu-ray players to bring users the same content as Orb TV - without any additional hardware purchase. Orb BR transforms a Blu-ray player into a complete streaming solution - and all controlled using a smartphone. With today's announcement, Orb BR brings blinkx content to the millions of PS3s and connected Blu-ray players in the market.

tabs - when are next numbers due? ..... they could prove both interesting and a further boost to sp

These companies like this, I never fully understand how they generate revenue apart from advertising.....600 million quid in value this...amazing....not in but watching...

Cynicthe consensus of opinion is 9th or 10th of this monththe good news is we believe with the sweet integration of Burst Mediamultiplying 35 million hours of online video and TV [we believe over 40 now] to Burst's audience of over 157 million unique userstogether with around eight high profile partnerships since May2 end of month is a formality!
Blockbuster results expectedbut not priced in! $$$$

R F
I think that the fantastic growth in online advertising reveals much of the answer to the question. Blinkx obviously becoming a pretty big player.

nor i, but then i don't really understand how google makes zillions either .... however, my younger son who is in that industry says that digital advertising is the way of the future .... also, as the knowledge is very new/young, the older advertising companies like WPP are almost forced to buy in that expertise

by the way, blnx is an amoeba company in this specialised world, but that doesn't mean it wouldn't make a tasty morsel for someone - but assuredly not google

RFI remember your argument being discussed in the early years of Googlewhatever happened to them?

I wasn't around then ......google is a superb search engine....blinkx looks set for success...but I'm still baffled....

Speaking of advertising, online advertising hit a new high in the first half of this year, $14.9 billion, the IAB announced last week with $7.3 billion of that from search advertising.


http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2114865/Mobile-Ad-Spend-to-Hit-1-Billion-Media-Search-Ads-Expanding-Report

Here' s a bit more guff on Orb Networks,

Orb Networks edit
Based in Oakland, California, Orb Networks, Inc. is the leader in digital media streaming solutions for digital home and remote access applications. The company develops hardware and software, smartphone applications and web application services.

Orb has developed an award-winning service that combines the use of an internet media portal and a proprietary software application. Orb leverages the best in available technology (broadband, Wi-Fi, wireless internet access and portable devices) to provide a new way for people to connect with their digital media how, when and where they most desire. In short, Orb enables users to placeshift their personal music, photos, videos, live television, and internet music and video streams from their home PC to their TV, stereo, mobile phone, PDA or laptop. Access to your media around the Home, around the Globe.

Orb Consumer products are available online and through select retailers.

The Orb platform is available on a white label basis for content providers and service operators to leverage their infrastructure

All you need to know why the MMs have been dropping the price.Fidelity add..Burst launches Video Channels..KERCHING $$$$$$$$$

MEDIA LAUNCHES VIDEO CHANNELS TO ENHANCE AND COMPLEMENT PUBLISHER CONTENT

New Offering Adds Relevant, TV-Style Programming to Independent Sites

BURLINGTON, MA- November 2, 2011- Burst Media, (http://burstmedia.com), a leading online media company and wholly owned subsidiary of blinkx PLC (LSE AIM: BLNX), today introduced 12 new Internet video channels offering TV-style programming on a wide range of subjects, from food to fashion, celebrity gossip to gardening, health to How To.

The new channels are available to Burst's ecosystem of top independent publishers, who can easily incorporate the video programming into their websites to complement and enhance their own content. Style blog Fashiongonerogue.com, a fashion force with over 16,000 fans on Facebook and part of Burst's Ella community, for example, has integrated a video tab offering the Style and Entertainment channels, while Professorshouse.com, a one-stop source for home, relationship, family and cooking advice that attracts over 280,000 unique visitors a month, has incorporated the Parenting, Travel and Food channels.

Each of the 12 channels carries hand-selected, premium video from a host of blinkx's direct play partners, including Reuters, Howcast, CelebTV, GeoBeats and TVGuide, ensuring that publishers maintain their high content standards and continue to deliver the engaging, high value experience their audiences have come to expect. For advertisers, the new channels enable brands to leverage video to connect with audiences across the web's most dynamic communities through a suite of standard and custom rich media units.

"We believe that the video channels we're introducing today will enable our communities of independent publishers to add value to the wonderful experience they already offer both to their audiences and to their advertisers," Jessica McGranahan, SVP, publisher strategy & development at Burst. "Video has become a vital, integral part of online media consumption, with over 85% of Americans watching online video content every month.* Our video channels will enhance and increase the types of content that publishers in the Burst ecosystem can deliver, and allow them to do so in a very customized, relevant way."

"Working with Burst Media has injected our available inventory with more relevant advertisements. The quality, value and options of the advertisements have also been phenomenal. Moreover, it's so easy to not only implement the various ad sizes, but to edit the ad preferences to maintain control on the finest details," said Carl Barnett, managing editor, Fashion Gone Rogue. "The video channels offer another element to add to our toolbox to keep readers engaged and on pages longer. It delivers relevant content and all we have to do is implement a simple copy & paste code to our site. The whole process is both transparent and rewarding."

"The launch of the video channels represents a significant milestone in the progression of Burst's new publisher strategy following its acquisition by blinkx in April 2011," said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO, blinkx. "The ability to integrate blinkx's premium video content with Burst's reach of 150 million monthly uniques and 35 billion page views** per month is an enormous opportunity - one that gives us the potential to create personalised, online television that is watched by hundreds of millions of users - a combination that's a win-win-win proposition for users, publishers and advertisers."

The more Haystack and Elephant Man trythe wealthier we getkeep that short running guys!

Just in case you thought you misreadI will repeat!. 35 billion page views** per month

would rather it was $35b t/o with commensurate profit!