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.

Hi Tabby,
I don't know what it is about this thread, but it seems to attract more people that in my opinion are not completely compis mentis than the average thread! It wouldn't be you rubbing them up the wrong way would it !

Not that some of them don't deserve it mind you !

Hi Chess…Decent people always get respect from me…as you do…the ones that are not completely compos mentis…rub themselves!! lol they have to...

How's the wife Tabs?

Chess….Elephant Man is one that has to rub himself…lol added Elephant Man?...


Blinkx Plc

14 August 2013

RNS REACH

blinkx Debuts Original Online Videos and Launches Four Community-Focused Channels

New original and curated content-ranging from the latest style secrets to the greatest gaming stories-is now available at www.blinkx.com

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.- August 14, 2013- blinkx, the Internet Media platform powered by CORE video technology, today announced an initiative to create original online videos and launch four unique channels on blinkx.com.

The videos, based around common interests and passions of audiences, will leverage blinkx's unique AdHoc platform and be complemented by contextually relevant advertising. Catering to influential young women, millennial men, moms and more, each original video will delve into a memorable topic-whether timely pop culture commentary, details on new gaming releases or practical tips for family activities. The videos will be augmented with playlists of related videos, curated from over 900 premium content partners.

The company will present this original and editorialized content in four distinct and engaging channels on blinkx.com:

-- Ella TV-The home for stylishly fresh content, Ella TV brings the best beauty tips, red carpet rundowns and fashion advice for 18-34 year-old women.

-- MomIQ TV- From family time to "me" time, MomIQ TV helps moms deal with anything and everything that life throws their way.

-- Giant Realm TV-Unfiltered, honest and fresh content. Giant Realm TV is for 18-34 year-old guys who are passionate about gaming, gadgets, entertainment and more.

-- blinkx TV-Rounding up the viral web, blinkx TV offers a riveting playlist of hilarious bloopers, amazing stunts, ridiculous pranks and cute animals.

"This original video initiative is a huge step forward in what blinkx does as a company, allowing us to transition from an aggregator of premium videos to an actual content creator," said Dan Slivjanovski, Senior Vice President of Marketing at blinkx. "By creating interesting and entertaining videos for these specific groups of consumers, we will provide fantastic content tailored specifically to our diverse audience and give advertisers an incredible opportunity to connect with these demographics in exciting new ways never before available across our properties."

The series of originally produced videos will also be respectively distributed on EllaDaily.com, MomIQ.tv and GiantRealm.com-owned and operated stand-alone web destinations filled with original and curated content. In addition, through blinkx VideoAdvantage (TM), the videos will be accessible by the audiences of thousands of independent web publishers.

As the pioneer in video search technology, blinkx has built a reputation as the smartest way to find highly targeted, relevant rich media on the Web. The company has signed more than 900 partners and indexed over 35 million hours of video and audio content to date.

market is stunned into silence as usual

Cynic….this market will know when BLNX hits them….and it’s not too far off…my slightly informed guess says Nasdaq?...

Elephant Man…the wife has just come through and brought me a nice coffee….she read your post and asked if it was the same sad little guy….

I had to say yes?

Cynic….you always expect rocket launches….MM’s don’t work like that…..this is what the AIM have thought about BLNX over the last five years….

1 week 1 month 6 months 1 year 5 years
Blinkx PLC 0.00% +7.91% +58.81% +152.13% +370.80%

I reckon that’s not too bad? Elephant Man is continually short? lol

Cynic….one last thought for the minute....the clever boys thought they could short Mike Lynch….Jim Chanos…a big name shorted the arse off of AU. ….The Doctor was a little smarter…

“Among those who lost money was Chanos, who told CNBC the firm's European fund had been short Autonomy's stock and that he "watched in horror" as the firm was bought by HP at a premium.”

lol….the day is nearly here for history to repeat itself!

no i don't ..... i am just quietly amused by the recurrent non-event

Nice move upwards today. Looking to test the all time high shortly, some consolidation and a break higher?

Quite a move to the upside - now close to all time highs. Is there any news or explanation ?

Great day Chess...and one I expected several weeks ago...the BLNX story has no faults!!... Elephant Man's short is looking a little sick? lol Cab for Dumbo's Mom.

Some broker upgrades today

Yes, I see that Citigroup and Jefferies Int. have just set targets of 185 and 190 respectively.

Once their clients start buying will be interesting

Blinkx one of 3 good AIM stocks recommended in MoneyWeek recently.

1138 GMT [Dow Jones] Jefferies initiates Blinkx (BLNX.LN) at buy with price target 190p. "Blinkx plays in the extravagant growth hot spot that is online video advertising," it says. Notes online advertising is a very competitive arena dominated by massive technology shifts and at the same time customer behaviour is far from established and has many uncertainties. These characteristics make it difficult to call the winners and losers in the industry, it says. Looks to players that deliver financially and with strong revenue growth, good gross and cash conversion Blinkx ticks all the boxes. "Ultimately, we see Blinkx emerging as a take-out target," it adds. Shares +3.1% at 151p.

I, for one have certainly noticed a big increase in video related advertising in the last few months.

I agree with that cp. Most of the ads though allow you to skip the rest of the video after 10 seconds, though this is always once the brand has been on screen. Unless you are forced to watch it all the way through, it all seems a bit pointless, but then I am probably not their target market!

Yes, it strikes me though as a gradual process, where they are slowly turning the screws. -i.e. more adverts