SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. – August 5, 2008 – blinkx, the world’s largest and most advanced video search engine, today announced that Founder and CEO Suranga Chandratillake will be presenting at the RBC Capital Markets Technology, Media and Communications Conference in San Francisco, California. Chandratillake is scheduled to participate in a panel on online video Thursday, August 7th at 11:30 a.m. PT at the Four Seasons Hotel.

A highly respected expert on the convergence of Web and TV, Chandratillake is well-qualified to provide important insight into the world of online video. As the world’s leader in video search, blinkx has signed more than 350 media partners and indexed over 26 million hours of video content on the Web, and has built a reputation as one of the most intelligent search engines available.

About blinkx

blinkx plc (LSE AIM: BLNX) is the world's largest and most advanced video search engine. Today, blinkx has indexed more than 26 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.

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