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ClipBlast! to Index Video from The Hill, Bringing Election Year Drama to the Video Web.


Leading Video Search Platform Distributes Political Newspaper's Video Content

LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  -- As the action heats up on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue Pennsylvania Avenue is a street in Washington, D.C. joining the White House and the United States Capitol. Called "America's Main Street," it is the location of official parades and processions, as well as protest marches and civilian protests. , ClipBlast! (www.clipblast.com), the premier Web-wide video search and distribution platform, today announced that it is indexing video content from leading political newspaper The Hill (www.thehill.com).

ClipBlast! will index all current and future content from The Hill's video channel, HillTube, including streaming videos A one-way video transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play video clips and video broadcasts. Computers in home networks stream video to digital media hubs connected to a home theater.  from the site's popular features Leading the News, Opinion, and Capital Living.

"Online video is playing an unprecedented role in strategy and analysis for the primaries and the upcoming national elections," said Jennifer Yingling, Deputy Managing Editor of The Hill. "During the 2006 election cycle, YouTube and other user-generated video sites shaped the outcome of several key races. That influence has only grown in the intervening two years."

"We're delighted to provide live indexing of video content from The Hill, and to bring its in-depth political coverage to audiences who may not otherwise have experienced it," said Gary Baker Gary Baker is a former NASCAR driver. He made one Winston Cup start at Talladega Superspeedway in 1980. He started 15th and finished 22nd, earning $3,440. He was driving the #4 Waylon Jennings Chevrolet fielded by G.C. Spencer. In 2007, he purchased the Busch Series team Brewco Motorsports. , ClipBlast! founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "The influence of video in the political debate gives added importance to ClipBlast!'s ability to distribute video content so that it can be explored and shared."

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 a ClipBlast!/Synovate survey, fielded among 1,000 online consumers last fall, substantial percentages expect to get their political news from the Video Web this election season -- 29.5 percent from online news video, 22 percent from debates online, and another 7.5 percent from video bloggers.

The Hill is known among those who influence policy as a "must read" in print and online. It signals the important issues of the moment. In an environment filled with political agendas, The Hill stands alone in delivering solid, non-partisan and objective reporting on the business of Washington, covering the inner-workings of Congress, as well as the nexus between politics and business. The Hill serves to connect the players, define the issues and influence the way Washington's decision makers view the debate.

The Hill has a print circulation above 21,000, more than any other Capitol Capitol, seat of the U.S. Congress
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 Hill publication. It is aimed at the 100 senators, 435 House members, 40,000 aides and tens of thousands in the influence industry whose work affects the lives of all Americans. The newspaper is a subsidiary of News Communications Inc., a publicly owned Publicly owned can refer to:
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About ClipBlast!

Founded in 2004, ClipBlast! provides pioneering Web-wide video search that uses patent-pending technology to continuously update 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 A short video presentation.  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.
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