Video Search Leader to Index Video Shows,

Shine a Light on Emerging and Established Video Producers

 

 

LOS ANGELES (July 29, 2008) — ClipBlast! (www.clipblast.com), the premier Web-wide video navigation and distribution platform, today announced that it is now indexing all video content from blip.tv (www.blip.tv) – including the online TV network’s featured and emerging video producers and all of blip.tv’s shows.

ClipBlast! will index as separate channels blip.tv producers with featured shows.  In doing so, ClipBlast! will embrace blip.tv’s focus on show creators.  Blip.tv show creators will have the choice of enabling or disabling ClipBlast! syndication.

“Blip.tv is dedicated to empowering the next generation of show creators, and getting their shows in front of viewers is absolutely critical to our success in doing so,” said Mike Hudack, CEO, blip.tv.  “ClipBlast’s approach to search, discovery and distribution will serve as an important piece of our distribution efforts.  We’re thrilled that ClipBlast is taking it the extra mile and showcasing our featured shows – it’s a tribute to online talent and underscores the fact that Web shows are emerging as a compelling addition to the traditional entertainment universe.”

“Blip.tv is widely considered to be among the very best solutions for independent video producers to get their content developed and seen,” said Gary Baker, founder and CEO, ClipBlast!.  “It’s an important service with a mission to nurture talent in this booming new medium.  We share that sense of discovery, and welcome the addition of all of blip.tv’s content providers to ClipBlast’s distribution network to bring great video to audiences -- wherever they want to experience it.”

ClipBlast! has created an Intelligent Index™ of some 50 million videos, growing by up to one million videos daily. The ClipBlast! index identifies and sources video from more content providers than anyone on the web, and uses its intelligence or “knowledge” of each video to enable it to be discovered, experienced and shared.  

 

About ClipBlast!

Founded in 2004, ClipBlast! provides pioneering Web-wide video search and syndication that uses patent-pending technology to continuously update and distribute the largest index of video content across the Internet. ClipBlast!'s fast, easy interface gives users instant access to millions of quality, highly relevant, targeted video clips from the world’s major media brands, independent producers and individuals – video that informs, enlightens, inspires and entertains. The company is based in Agoura Hills, Calif.  To learn more, visit http://www.clipblast.com.

 

About blip.tv

Blip.tv is an online television network that features, promotes and monetizes the best independent shows on the Web.  Shows on blip.tv range from scripted sitcoms and dramas to news and how-to programs.   Blip.tv hosts shows on its destination site, at www.blip.tv, and also syndicates shows to iTunes, the Adobe Media Player, AOL Video and Facebook. Blip.tv splits all advertising revenues with show creators equally. For more information about blip.tv please go to http://blip.tv/.