SAN FRANCISCO, January 7 /PRNewswire/ --
- Selected for leadership and vision in the online TV and video industry
blinkx, the world's largest video search engine, today announced that CEO
and Founder Suranga Chandratillake has been selected by ContentAgenda as one
of the "ContentAgenda Setters" of 2007. The award honors individuals and
companies that have propelled change in their respective industries through
exceptional leadership, vision and persistence.
As the pioneer in video search technology, blinkx serves more than
50 million unique visitors every month. blinkx has built a reputation as
the smartest way to search new forms of online content such as video. With
more than 220 partners and 18 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 audio and visual
recognition technology to deliver results that are more accurate and reliable
than standard metadata-based keyword searches.
"It's an honor to be selected as one of ContentAgenda's ContentAgenda
Setters of 2007," said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO, blinkx. "This
award validates our leadership in the online TV and video space and the work
we've accomplished to improve our technology and user experience."
"Our ContentAgenda Setters feature recognizes the top 10 executives at
the cross-section of entertainment and technology," said Paul Sweeting,
editor, ContentAgenda.com. "Our list for 2007 represents the leaders who
stood out among their peers for the ability to set their own course and
execute upon their vision for change."
ContentAgenda recognizes ten executives from diverse pockets of the
entertainment and technology industries who set their own agenda and
harnessed change and technology to those goals in 2007.
More information about the award program can be found at
http://contentagenda.com/info/CA6514698.html?industryid=45175.
About blinkx
blinkx plc (LSE AIM: BLNX) is the world's most comprehensive video search
engine. Today, blinkx has indexed more than 18 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
http://www.blinkx.com.
About ContentAgenda
ContentAgenda is for anyone interested in how digital technology is
changing the way entertainment content is consumed, monetized and discussed
in the marketplace. Offering free access to thousands of hand-picked articles
from the LexisNexis global database, the site invites users to submit
comments on stories, blogs and other profiles. The ContentAgenda community is
comprised of leading executives from the media and entertainment, hardware,
technology, government and policy making, financial and retail communities.
http://www.contentagenda.com
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