MUMBAI: The video search engine Blinkx has forged a deal with The History Channel UK to carry historical audio and video clips from the channels' library including speeches from icons such as Franklin Roosevelt, JFK, Albert Einstein and Neil Armstrong Under the terms of the agreement, the users will have access to hours of the best historical audio and video content on the web.

"Blinkx is thrilled to be partnering with The History Channel UK," says Blinkx founder and CTO Suranga Chandratillake. "The History Channel UK offers some of the best historical content on the Web and we are happy to make it easily accessible through blinkx.tv."

According to an official release, Blinkx is the only search engine optimized for rich media content and uses advanced speech recognition technology to automatically index and understand video and audio on the web making it easier for users to find exactly what they are looking for to the exact word in a clip.

"With increasing numbers of people watching video online, we are keen to make as many of our programme clips available as possible on the website," said History Channel UK Emily Lloyd. "Searchability is obviously extremely important and we're happy to be partnering with Blinkx to ensure that more and more people find and view content from The History Channel.