blinkx Puts Viewers in the Driver's Seat With New Car and Motoring Programs


SAN FRANCISCO, April 7 /PRNewswire/ --

- Start your engines at www.blinkx.com

blinkx, the world's largest video search engine, today announced new
partnerships with Automotive Rhythms, Live Car Shows, CarDataVideo, and
Bumper2Bumpertv. Hundreds of new car and auto-related videos have been made
available at www.blinkx.com. Leveraging its unique AdHoc platform, blinkx
will also place contextually relevant advertising against these videos, and
share resulting advertising revenue with the partners.

Casual auto enthusiasts and serious gear heads now have a one-stop shop
for the latest car videos. From Automotive Rhythm's urban automotive content
and Live Car Shows' car show coverage, to CarDataVideo and Bumper2Bumpertv's
expert car reviews, there's sure to be something to get every car lover
geared up.

"We're delighted to offer this wealth of informative car-related content
available to our viewers," said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO of
blinkx. "We're positive countless users will enjoy ogling dream cars and
researching future auto purchases."

"We love transforming chance viewers into automotive fanatics and
informed consumers," said Automotive Rhythms President & Publisher, Kimatni
Rawlins. "Likewise, we appreciate the opportunity presented to make our
content discoverable to new audiences worldwide, which is why we're so
pleased to have our content available on blinkx."

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 made more
than 450 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 - as TV
and user-generated content on the Web explode, keyword-based search
technologies only scratch the surface. blinkx's patented search technologies
listen to - and even see - 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 Automotive Rhythms

Automotive Rhythms is a multi-media gateway for up-to-date information on
new rides, bikes, car shows, vehicle technology, celebrity profiles and
automotive lifestyle experiences. Consisting of Internet, print, radio,
television and event properties, AR speaks to consumers in their respective
voices from a unique perspective. AR is ranked number one on Google, AOL and
Yahoo search engines under keywords "urban automotive."

About Live Car Shows

Live Car Shows brings to you HD video of "one of a kind cars and owner
interviews" you won't find anywhere else. Shot in High Definition, LCS
travels the country to bring you hometown car shows and events.

Creators Kevin Muldoon and Steve Schuneman take their love for cars and
bring it into your home on demand from blinkx.com. Contact them at
info@livecarshows.com to list your show or arrange coverage of your event.

About CarDataVideo

CarDataVideo is the video media arm of Car Data Co. a provider of premium
automotive content for over 15 years. www.MyCarData.com

About Bumper2Bumpertv

Bumper2Bumpertv looks at what's new, what works, and what makes us
scratch our heads about cars from the point of views of the potential buyer.
If we like a car, we'll tell you, if we don't we'll tell that too and say
why. If we think the auto industry leaders are heading down the wrong road we
will let them and you know. Most importantly we won't waste your time with a
review that goes on and on. After all you've got other things to do while
surfing the web!!!

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