ImageSpan has signed its first international reseller agreement with French company DP SARL, which will offer LicenseStream Creator among the array of services it provides to professional photographers and companies.
Alamy's sales for the first quarter of 2009 were down. Yet despite the drop in revenue, the company actually licensed rights to more images in the first quarter of 2009 than during the same period of the previous year.
In terms of number of images licensed, microstock has been taking the industry by storm in the last few years. About 71% of images currently sold annually are licensed using the microstock model.
Traditional royalty-free images currently account for perhaps 6% of the images licensed worldwide. In relative terms, the number of images licensed using this model is declining most rapidly.
There are four basic strategies to consider when trying to decide how to market stock images. These are rights-managed, royalty-free, microstock and subscription. Most sellers favor one strategy and are often adamantly opposed to the others. Some, however, argue that there is merit in using several of these strategies. Starting with rights-managed licensing, this series of articles will analyze the advantages and disadvantages of each model.
American and French industry leaders have extended their collaboration for another three years, starting June 1. First formed in 2003, the partnership between Getty Images and Agence France-Presse focuses on providing media clients with a comprehensive editorial photography service.