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Search Engine for News: Sky's the Limit
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San Francisco, California - (Website Hosting Directory) - May 31, 2006 - Sky News, Europe's 24-hour news channel has partnered with blinkx to provide hundreds of news clips each week, featuring a broad addition to the growing list of news sources at www.blinkx.tv.
Sky News clips cover a range of topics that include world news, entertainment and financial news and updates. Under the agreement, blinkx will automatically index and transcribe Sky News' content improving users' ability to search and navigate through this rich content resource.
Suranga Chandratillake, CTO and Founder of blinkx commented, ''Sky News is one of the most respected news sources in the world and we are delighted to be partnering with them. Our users demand breadth and quality when it comes to content and Sky News is uniquely positioned to provide both.''
Steve Bennedik, Editor of Sky News Networked Media added, ''We are delighted that blinkx is showcasing our brand and range of exciting content. It's increasingly important for Sky News to be represented in the non-linear environment.''
According to the company, blinkx is the only search engine optimized for rich media content. It uses advanced speech recognition technology to automatically index and transcribe Sky News' content, making it easy to search through literally word for word.
blinkx endeavors to unify content with a one stop search tool. Available to users as well as free to download, blinkx automatically and intelligently links to content anywhere and in any format, on the web, on the desktop and even on TV. blinkx's conceptual toolbar means users are no longer limited to keyword search; instead, blinkx assesses all the information that the user is actively viewing, and automatically recommends and retrieves relevant content, from local, Web and TV searches, based on context.
In addition, www.blinkx.tv makes thousands of hours of TV content fully searchable and available on demand for the first time. blinkx is a privately-held company based in San Francisco and London.
Since its launch in 1989, Sky News has provided news to around 98 million people in 36 countries in Europe alone.
To learn more about Sky News, please visit: www.sky.com.
To learn more about blinkx, please visit: www.blinkx.com.
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