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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.—May 19, 2010—blinkx, the world’s largest and most advanced video search engine, today launched a public beta version of its world-class product that is specifically designed for mobile access at http://m.blinkx.com.

Starting today, consumers can access the blinkx Mobile Video Search beta site from any phone with a Web browser that can play MP4s, including the iPhone, Google Nexus One, HTC Desire and Magic, and also the Blackberry Bold 9700 devices. The new site leverages blinkx’s extensive network of top tier content partners to enable users to search, browse and play millions of videos from a wide and varied range of broadcasters and media companies, including ITN, CelebTV, HowCast and Lonely Planet.

The m.blinkx.com homepage has been optimized for ease-of-use on a mobile device, displaying a blinkx Video Wall of nine thumbnails of the top stories from around the Web, as well as one-click category browsing, and a large central search bar so consumers can look for videos on any topic they choose; from news and sports, to polar bears, Lady Gaga, or how to make a water gun alarm clock. The videos are streamed to the user’s handheld device and play in MP4 format.

“This year, mobile video has hit the mainstream. The number of handsets that are video-enabled has reached critical mass, and combined with the prevalence of high-speed mobile networks and new flat-rate data plans, mobile video finally makes sense for both consumers and media companies,” said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO, blinkx. “blinkx’s extensive and varied library of shorter form, snackable video is the ideal format for consumption on-the-go. Whether you’re watching Britney at the bus stop, or game highlights on your lunch hour, our goal is to enable users to find and enjoy video from any device, anywhere.”


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.

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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.—July 15, 2010—blinkx, the world’s largest and most advanced video search engine, today announced that Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies, has selected blinkx for participation in SamsungApps.

Under the terms of the agreement, blinkx has developed a video app for the Android platform, which will be promoted through SamsungApps on Samsung’s new, highly acclaimed Galaxy S handset. The blinkx app, blinkx Beat, is the only video app to be featured in the elite SamsungApps offering.

blinkx Beat for SamsungApps is a never-ending playlist of the most popular videos from the around Web—hilarious bloopers, amazing stunts, ridiculous pranks and cute animals—a riveting channel of snackable video delivered straight to your smartphone. The blinkx Beat app also allows users to search across blinkx’s entire index for mobile-compatible videos while on the go.

“We’re thrilled to have been chosen as one of Samsung’s featured apps for the global launch of its new Android phone. Through SamsungApps, Samsung improves the consumer experience by carefully selecting and promoting a world-class showcase of apps for its handsets, each developed by leaders in their respective verticals, so that users have immediate access to a rich array of functionality,” said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO, blinkx. “The Galaxy S is remarkable, delivering advanced technology and amazing functionality packaged in a sleek, beautifully designed handset. With these kind of advances, the mobile video experience is improving in leaps and bounds.”

blinkx Beat will be available globally through SamsungApps. In the U.S., the Galaxy S is coming out with all four major carriers: Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint.

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.

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19 May 2010
BLINKX PLC ANNOUNCES RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 MARCH 2010
Year of transformation as blinkx moves into EBITDA profitability in the second half;
full year revenue up 140% and results well ahead of consensus expectations
blinkx's preliminary results conference call will be webcast live at www.blinkx.com on
19 May 2010, at 9:30 a.m. BST/4:30 a.m. EDT/1:30 a.m. PDT
Cambridge, England and San Francisco, CA – 19 May 2010 - blinkx PLC (BLNX.L), the world’s
largest video search engine, today reported unaudited financial results for the year ended 31 March
2010.
Financial Highlights
Year ended 31
March 2010
(unaudited)
Year ended 31
March 2009
(unaudited)
$'000 $'000
Revenue 33,664 13,933
Gross profit 21,927 9,831
Loss from operations (8,954) (10,457)
Loss for the period (8,515) (8,871)
Loss per share Cents Cents
Basic (2.94) (3.19)
$’000 $’000
Cash used by operating activities (10,600) (9,180)
Cash balance 14,579 21,366
Highlights:
 Results ahead of analyst consensus on all key metrics including top line revenue and gross profit
 For the year:
o Revenue increased over 140% from FY2009 to $33.7m
o Gross profit up 123% to $21.9m from FY2009
o DSO improved to 65 days from 83 days for FY2009
 For the second half of 2010:
o EBITDA of $0.03m, compared with LBITDA of $5.85m in first half
o Revenue of $20.6m, a 57% increase from the first half
o Gross profit of $13.4m, a 58% increase from the first half
o Cash used by operating activities of $2.5m, compared with $8.1m in first half
 Video streams in the UK and US grew by 186% (comScore)
 Daily Video Search run rate increased over 169% to 22.6 million searches per day in March 2010,
from 8.4 million per day in March 2009
 Repeat campaign bookings grew by 193% compared to FY2009 in addition to strong increase of
112% in brands advertising with blinkx
 New, expanded distribution agreements with top partners, including Ask, ITN and ELO
 Successful beta launch of Cheep, blinkx’s first transaction hijacking product
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Commenting on the preliminary results Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO of blinkx,
said: “We’re delighted to report another strong performance this year. While the full year financial
results are excellent, our second half was nothing short of transformational as the business moved into
EBITDA positive territory, ahead of expectations. Since our IPO, the blinkx team has built strong
foundations for the business; a portfolio of consumer products, the AdHoc advertising platform, and
our network of over 720 content partners and top-tier distribution partners. While we remain mindful
of the macroeconomic environment, blinkx is now well positioned in one of the fastest growing
segments of the media sector. Having reached profitability on an EBITDA basis and after making
infrastructure investments early in the year, the business is now positioned to capitalise on this market
momentum and drive increased profitability from growing revenue.
Mr. Chandratillake added: “During a time when advertising has faced significant revenue and pricing
pressure, blinkx has consistently demonstrated robust growth, defying macro industry trends. We
increased revenue by more than 140%, and gross profit by 123%, despite the challenging economic
environment. Furthermore, revenue and gross profit in the second half grew almost 60% over the first
half, while operating expenses dropped in the second half as compared to the first. As a result,
operating margin improved, net losses narrowed and the company was profitable on an EBITDA basis
in the second half. Despite the downturn, we achieved these milestones ahead of schedule and analyst
expectations. This exceptional performance was driven by the success of our unique advertising
platform, which delivers targeted, ROI-guaranteed, brand advertising in online video, and has enjoyed
widespread adoption by over 800 global brands.”
Mr. Chandratillake continued: “In the past 12 months, blinkx’s traffic has surged 204% in the UK,
making us the second fastest growing video site after Facebook, according to comScore. Moreover,
the number of videos viewed over the Internet in the UK has shot up 37% over the same time period.
This powerful groundswell towards online video underscores the strength and vitality of our business
model.
blinkx’s aggressive audience growth, breaking into both comScore and Nielsen’s Top 10 Video Sites,
combined with our top-tier content partnerships, has enabled our business to flourish over the period,
and we achieved a 112% increase in the number of brands advertising with us. We have continued to
attract leading brand advertisers, including Coca Cola, Virgin and Toyota, while maintaining
consistently high CPMs (Cost Per Mille), through the effectiveness of our unique Contextual
Advertising platform, blinkx AdHoc. Online video is the fastest growing sector in advertising, and
we expect to further accelerate the growth of our business based on this momentum.
In addition, blinkx has made significant progress on the product and business development fronts over
the last year. The strength of our technology has enabled us to forge new distribution deals with many
of our top partners, including providing video search for Ask.com, powering advertising for the ITN
Premium News Network, and building a broadband TV offering for Brazilian media giant ELO. We
also recently partnered with Mobica to bring blinkx video channels to mobile devices.”
Financial Highlights
For the year ended 31 March 2010 (FY 2010), revenue totalled $33.7 million increasing 142% over
the $13.9 million in revenue reported for the year ended 31 March 2009 (FY 2009). Gross profit for
FY 2010 was $21.9 million representing a gross margin of 65.1%. Gross profit for FY 2009 was $9.8
million, representing a gross margin of 70.6%. Net loss for FY 2010 was $8.5 million. Net loss for
FY 2009 was $8.9 million. Loss per share for FY 2010 was 2.94 cents and for FY 2009 was 3.19
cents. blinkx’s cash balance at 31 March 2010 was $14.6 million. (31 March 2009: $21.4 million).
Cash used in operating activities for FY 2010 was $10.6 million (FY 2009: $9.2 million).
Customer and Business Developments
blinkx’s targeted advertising products have continued to win campaigns from top global brands. The
past year saw blinkx’s greatest momentum in new advertisers with 112% increase in brands
advertising on the site. Brands such as Procter & Gamble, Microsoft and McDonalds booked
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campaigns through leading agencies, including Universal McCann, Ogilvy and Grey Group. This
half, the success of blinkx’s contextual advertising platform, AdHoc, was also highlighted by an
exclusive partnership with the ITN Premium News Network to deliver targeted advertising, packaged
around ITN video content, for the Daily Express, Daily Star and OK! Magazine sites.
During the period, blinkx also extended its partnership with Ask.com to power video search as part of
Ask.com’s new Universal Search interface, and launched a broadband TV offering for Brazilian
media giant, ELO, in the burgeoning Latin American market, one of most exciting and fast-growing
markets for digital media.
In the past year, blinkx expanded its roster of premier media partnerships to over 720, including the
addition of top tier content from Cars.com, the Meredith Corporation and NBC Digital Media.
Product and Technology Developments
blinkx's flagship products continued to attract a growing audience, and during the year blinkx.com
broke into both comScore and Nielsen’s Top 10 Video Sites. Moreover, according to comScore,
blinkx’s traffic has surged 204% in the UK over the past 12 months, making it the second fastest
growing video site after Facebook.
During the period, blinkx took a strategic step into the mobile space, through a partnership with
Mobica. Mobica is a leading provider of cutting-edge mobile solutions and services for handset
vendors, platform providers and mobile carriers, and under the terms of the agreement, blinkx and
Mobica will collaborate to build a platform independent service that delivers professionally produced
news and entertainment highlights to mobile devices, so consumers can enjoy a variety of themed
channels, featuring relevant and up-to-date video clips in a “snack-size” format that is ideal for people
on the move.
In addition, blinkx built a beta version of Cheep, its first transaction hijacking product. The
offering was recently launched in closed beta and is expected to be released to the public in the in the
second half of 2010.