Blinkx, which claims to be the world’s largest video search engine, has extended its staff headcount to forty through the hire of several new executives, stating the hires will support new initiatives and business development.

Two of the new executives will focus on content acquisition: John Bryan, formerly of MediaZone.com, and Marco Nadotti, from Babelgum, will be charged with pursuing large content acquisition deals and signing media partnerships.

Gavin Morgan comes on board from Miva to drive Blinkx’s syndication strategy in Europe, whilst Onil Gunawardana has been appointed to develop the company’s new contextual video advertising platform, AdHoc.

The new hires come at a busy time for Blinkx – it’s recently announced several partnerships, including one with GeoBeats.

[Press Release]

Have Something To Say?