SAN FRANCISCO, May 20 /PRNewswire/ --

- 7th annual Stevie(R) Awards will be presented on June 22 in New York 
City

blinkx, the world's largest and most advanced video search engine, today
announced that Founder and CEO Suranga Chandratillake has been selected as a
finalist for the 2009 American Business Awards in the Executive of the Year
category for Media & Entertainment.

"It's a great honor to be nominated by The American Business Awards'
Board of Distinguished Judges and Advisors as an Executive of the Year," said
Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO, blinkx. "This recognition further
validates our leadership in video search and blinkx's significant
achievements despite present market challenges."

The American Business Awards are the nation's premier business awards
program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit
entries to the ABAs - public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large
and small.

Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their
staffs will select Stevie Award winners from among Finalists in final judging
that will continue through June 3. Finalists were chosen by business
professionals nationwide during preliminary judging in April through early
May.

Stevie Award winners will be announced during the annual gala on Monday,
June 22, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. Six hundred
executives from across the U.S.A. are expected to attend. The ceremonies will
be broadcast on radio nationwide by the Business TalkRadio Network and hosted
by Cheryl Casone of Fox Business Network.

Details about The American Business Awards and the list of Finalists in
all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/aba.

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 The Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business
Awards, The International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in
Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring
companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies
recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more
about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.

Supporting sponsors of The 2009 American Business Awards include High
Performance Technologies Inc., John Hancock, Lifelock, RCN Corporation,
Softpro, and Ultimate Software. Media sponsor is the Business TalkRadio
Network. Localization partner of the 2009 Stevie Awards is Lionbridge.