blinkx Signs Content Partnership with Noise11

SAN FRANCISCO, March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- blinkx, the world's largest and most advanced video search engine, today announced a partnership with Noise11 (www.Noise11.com), a leading digital new media company producing music news and interview content for multiple digital platforms. This partnership will give blinkx users access to breaking music news, artist interviews, live concert footage and more. Leveraging its unique AdHoc platform, blinkx will place contextually relevant advertising against these videos and share resulting revenue with Noise11.

Noise11 produces daily video news and music feeds with content ranging from music reviews and photo galleries to artist interview features and music chart compilations. Noise11's video content is available for all digital devices including smartphones and portable music players as well as web based streaming.

"We're delighted to partner with Noise11 to offer our users the most up-to-date music news, reviews and features," said Julia Blystone, CMO, blinkx. "Noise11 is a pioneering digital music media company and this agreement enhances our index with video for music fans everywhere."

"As a hub for all things music, fans come to Noise11 to consume quality content from their favorite artists, such as catching their favorite band's latest rehearsals to getting a closer look at artists through in-depth interviews," said Paul Cashmere, CEO and founder, Noise11. "We're excited that our partnership with blinkx allows us to significantly expand the reach of our offering to music lovers around the world."

As the pioneer in video search technology, blinkx has built a reputation as the smartest way to find rich media on the Web. The company has signed more than 720 partners and indexed over 35 million hours of video and audio content to date.

About blinkx
blinkx plc (LSE AIM: BLNX) is the world's largest and most advanced video search engine. Today, blinkx has indexed more than 35 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 – the growing amount of TV and user-generated content on the Web means keyword-based search technologies only scratch the surface. blinkx's patented search technologies listen to—and even see—video on 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 Noise11.com
Noise11.com is a pioneer digital new media company generating music news and interview content for multiple platforms. Founded by digital media pioneers Paul Cashmere and Ros O'Gorman, Noise11.com produces daily video content featuring music news, editorial, biography and artist interview features. With a long established credibility within the music industry, Noise11.com works directly with all major and independent record labels and promoters in Australia as well as labels, publicists and promoters in the USA and UK. For additional information please visit: http://www.noise11.com.

SOURCE blinkx