SAN FRANCISCO, April 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Enhancing its position as the
leading search site for rich media, blinkx, the smartest video search on the
Web, today announced that it will feature programming from MTV Networks'
highly popular CMT, COMEDY CENTRAL, Logo, MTV and VH1 channels at
http://www.blinkx.tv.
With just one click, users can quickly search and find their favorite
music, comedy, entertainment and pop-culture-defining programming from MTV
Networks, such as CMT's "CMT Insider," COMEDY CENTRAL's "The Daily Show with
Jon Stewart," Logo's "Noah's Arc," MTV's "Real World: Key West," and VH1's
"Web Junk 20," among others.
The blinkx video search engine uses advanced voice recognition technology
to automatically index and transcribe content. Beginning today, the full slate
of MTV Networks' programming will be searchable on blinkx.tv.
"We are delighted to be working with MTV Networks," said Suranga
Chandratillake, Founder and CTO, "This agreement represents another step
forward in making culturally relevant programming even more accessible on the
Web, allowing audiences to find and watch inspiring entertainment as well as
create their own at http://www.blinkx.tv's site."
"MTV Networks delivers the world's best programming and is committed to
making it available wherever our audience is," said Jason Hirschhorn, MTV
Networks' Chief Digital Officer. "Our audiences are going online in
unprecedented numbers, and blinkx's technology offers a fast and accurate way
for them to find the great content they're looking for."
In addition to searching for and finding culturally relevant programming,
blinkx users can also create and post their own content for sharing with the
world.
About blinkx
blinkx, the smartest thing on your computer and on the Web, is changing
the way that people think about search. Only blinkx can harness the desktop,
Web and TV -- unifying content with a one stop search tool. Available to users
on the Web at http://www.blinkx.com and http://www.blinkx.tv, as well as free to download,
blinkx automatically and intelligently links to content anywhere and in any
format, on the Web, on the desktop and even on TV. blinkx's conceptual toolbar
means users are no longer limited to keyword search; instead, blinkx assesses
all the information that the user is actively viewing, and automatically
recommends and retrieves relevant content, from local, Web and TV searches,
based on context. In addition, http://www.blinkx.tv makes thousands of hours of TV
content fully searchable and available on demand for the first time. blinkx is
a privately-held company based in San Francisco and London. More information
is available at http://www.blinkx.com.
SOURCE blinkx
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