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Video Search Engine blinkx Expands International Index

blinkx logo Video Search Engine blinkx Expands International IndexVideo search engine, blinkx, has expanded its international news index, by partnering with FRANCE 24, to provide 24-hour French, English and Arabic news programming.

blinkx Signs 13 Top Independent Content Providers

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Gracenote Unveils Advanced Video Identification Platform

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New standard encoding format for video – AVC / H.264

H.264 encoding also known as MPEG-4 Part 10, or AVC (for Advanced Video Coding) is ready to become the format of convergence in the digital video industry, regardless of which playback platform the viewer chooses. Big Internet players like Google/YouTube, Adobe, and Apple iTunes are all backing this cross-platform format.

Google YouTube To Sell New Video Ad Format – Overlay Ads

Youtube and Google announced today that they will be integrating a new type of Video ad with selected group of partners.  Videos from these partners will have a new type of contextual video advertisement displayed.  This is called an overlay ad.