blinkx Partners With Internet Video Archive to Offer More Premium Entertainment Content to Users

Over 500,000 unique media assets, including previews, trailers and interviews, now available at www.blinkx.com

SAN FRANCISCO, August 17, 2010 - blinkx, the world's largest and most advanced video search engine, today
announced a partnership with Internet Video Archive, the entertainment
industry's leading aggregator of movie and TV trailers, game previews and
music videos. Under the terms of the agreement, IVA's vast portfolio of
videos will now be fully searchable and viewable at www.blinkx.com.

With over half a million unique video assets from more than 1,000 content
providers, IVA has established a reputation as the archive of record for
audio visual samples. IVA's world-class audio visual library provides users
with the newest releases, the greatest classics and everything in between.
From film studios such as Warner Bros, Paramount and MGM, to leading video
game publishers including Nintendo, Capcom and Namco, blinkx users now have
access to one of the largest archives of previews, trailers and interviews.

"Internet Video Archive is a veritable treasure trove of video for film
buffs, music lovers and gamers," said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and
CEO, blinkx. "This partnership greatly expands blinkx's ever popular
entertainment index, and will help us deliver an even better experience for
our audience."

"As the world's largest distributor of previews, we are committed to
delivering our content across premium platforms that allow us to reach a wide
variety of consumers," said Rhodes Mason, vice president of business
development, IVA. "blinkx's advanced search technology ensures that our
trailers and previews are more easily discoverable to Web viewers looking for
entertainment."

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 720 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 Internet Video Archive

Internet Video Archive is the world's largest distributor of online movie
and TV trailers, game previews and music videos. With over 500,000 unique
video assets from over 1000 content providers, IVA has established a
reputation as the archive of record for audio visual samples. Meticulous data
husbandry combined with world-class systems that are secure, scalable,
customizable and cost-effective have lead hundreds of clients to integrate
IVA into their entertainment ecosystems. The company also operates two
consumer sites, www.singingfool.com and www.videodetective.com,
where user preferences and promotional concepts are tested. Additional
company information is available at www.internetvideoarchive.com.

Nicole Love of Marlin PR, +44-207-869-8328, nicole.love at marlinpr.com; or Tim Turpin of Sparkpr, +1-415-321-1894, tim.turpin at sparkpr.com, both for blinkx; or NOMAD and Broker, Charles Lytle or Christopher Wren, both of Citigroup Global Markets Ltd, +44-0-207-986-9756, for blinkx plc; or Pam Horovitz of Internet Video Archive, +1-856-310-1981, ext. 123, Pamh at internetvideoarchive.com