U.S. Entertainment Archive for Sale

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 79 Words | Posted 2/25/2009 | Comments

2009 Sales Make Photographers Cry

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 53 Words | Posted 2/24/2009 | Comments

Getty Images Completes Acquisition of Jupiterimages, Jupitermedia Rebrands as WebMediaBrands

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 126 Words | Posted 2/24/2009 | Comments
Subject to some post-closing adjustments, Getty Images has completed the acquisition of Jupiterimages. Jupitermedia, which will now be called WebMediaBrands, is using the proceeds of the sale to pay debts.

PPA Announces "Relief" Package

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 74 Words | Posted 2/24/2009 | Comments

GumGum Signs b5media, Boasts High Quantcast Ranking

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 325 Words | Posted 2/24/2009 | Comments
GumGum has added b5media, one of the world's largest blog networks, to its client roster. In slightly more than a year since since its public launch, GumGum ranks among the top 100 Quantcast destinations.

Veer Marketplace Goes Live

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 87 Words | Posted 2/23/2009 | Comments
The new microstock arm of the Corbis empire, Veer Marketplace, is live as of Monday. This makes Veer the first major provider to integrate user-generated imagery into a traditional Web site.

plainpicture Partners with Arcangel Images

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 34 Words | Posted 2/23/2009 | Comments

Agency Closures: What Went Wrong?

By Jim Pickerell | 805 Words | Posted 2/23/2009 | Comments (1)
Recently, several stock agencies have found it necessary to discontinue operations. When that happens, photographer royalties often go unpaid. What went wrong for these firms and their photographers?

PhotoShelter Corrects Survey Statistics

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 46 Words | Posted 2/23/2009 | Comments

Two for One: Alamy, Fotolia Blunders

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 758 Words | Posted 2/23/2009 | Comments
Last week, two leading stock-image companies have made announcements that sent their contributors into apoplectic fits: Alamy released its Commercial Collection. Fotolia cut contributor royalties. Both came as a surprise to the two agencies' contributing photographers.
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