Blinkx brings video to Tizen

Video engine Blinkx has announced a dedicated blinkx app, as well as an open source blinkx Video Player for the Tizen community.

Blinkx to revamp video discovery site

Video search engine blinkx has unveiled an open beta of its flagship product, blinkx.com.

Blinkx founder becomes chief strategy officer

Suranga Chandratillake

Suranga Chandratillake, the founder and chief executive officer of video search engine Blinkx, is to move to the role of president and chief strategy officer.

In Brief: blinkx, Arqiva, Sky Italia

blinkx is adding a dedicated app for Sony Internet-enabled home entertainment devices. The video search engine is available on Bravia TVs, Blu-ray Discs and streaming media players, and home cinema systems.

blinkx pulls back revenue expectations

Suranga Chandratillake

blinkx says its income will increase by around 72% this year, but the full year revenue of $114 million is still behind analyst expectations.

Blinkx reaches 100 million global visitors

Video search engine Blinkx has passed 100 million monthly unique visitors for the first time.

Roku adds blinkx video search

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Video search engine Blinkx has announced that its app is now available on Roku. The app can be found in Roku’s channel store and allows customers to search, discover and watch videos from blinkx’s extensive index of professionally produced content.

Blinkx acquires Burst Media

US-based video search engine Blinkx has announced it will acquire the online advertising services and technology business Burst Media Corporation in a deal valued at $30 million (€20 million).

Blinkx enters connected TV ecosystem

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Blinkx, best known for its video search engine, has launched a TV API (application programming interface) designed to allow TV and set-top box manufacturers access to the company’s index of over 35 million hours of online video.

Belgacom teams with Blinkx for video search

Belgacom has announced a strategic partnership with Blinkx, a video search engine to facilitate retrieval of TV and video on the new entertainment platform from Belgacom TV.This strategic partnership is exclusive to Belgium and Luxembourg and will pave the way for new business models and opportunities in digital television and entertainment.