Through the partnership, BBC iPlayer programmes will be searchable and accessible via blinkx.com. Users can watch highlights and excerpts of BBC content, and then click through to watch the full programme on BBC's iPlayer download or live streaming service.
BBC programmes including comedy, factual, drama and some sport from all BBC TV channels are now available to download or stream via BBC iPlayer and can now be searched for via blinkx.com.
Blinkx will index all BBC iPlayer content to make it easily searchable for blinkx users and allow them to preview the clip before being directed to iPlayer.
"BBC content is renowned for its high quality and universal appeal," said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO, .
"Through this partnership, we're able to further our commitment to our users by offering them the most comprehensive archive of professional TV programming available on the web today."
Ashley Highfield, BBC director of future media and technology, said: "The BBC's remit is to make its content as widely available as possible to everyone in the UK. We are therefore committed to reaching out to audiences' wherever they are and on whatever platforms they chose to access our services.
The BBC is on a drive to make its content more widely available and commerically viable via digital channels. BBC Motion Gallery, the BBC's footage licensing division, has signed a partnership with Mochila, an ad-funded, global online marketplace for text, video and photo content, to distribute its content to Mochila's 3,500 global members.
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