blinkx BBTV will now be available without download, straight from your browser. Leveraging blinkx’s patented speech and visual recognition technology, BBTV simultaneously delivers a high-quality television experience over the Internet, and links it to the universe of information on the Web, adding dimension and context to the viewer’s experience.

The Web is the largest repository of connected information in the world – on any subject and from myriad sources. BBTV delivers television over the Internet, but it also fuses that TV with the wealth of information on the Web, rather than appearing as just another layer floating above it.

As with the previous version of BBTV, the new Web-based release enables users to instantly and easily browse or interact with online sources related to the program they are watching straight from their browser, whether it’s Google, Wikipedia, IMDB or other Web sites offering relevant information – from news and entertainment, to travel and sports.

“Delivering a Web-based version of blinkx BBTV was a natural evolution for us,” said Suranga Chandratillake, CEO and founder of blinkx. “Advances in streaming technology and the pervasiveness of broadband have made software downloads an unnecessary obstacle for audiences. We’re delighted to be able to now offer users our ground-breaking online television product directly through their browser.”

With more than 350 partners and 26 million hours of indexed video and audio content, in coming months, blinkx will be adding dozens of additional channels and premium video content to the Web-based BBTV offering. BBTV is fully compatible with blinkx AdHoc, blinkx’s contextual advertising platform.