This edition contains stories on: Where Is Getty Headed in 2007?; Lackluster Stockphoto Results At a21; Getty Opens Door To Photographers; Photodisc For iStockphoto Photographers; Driving Image Partners Out Of Business; Calculating The Odds; Search Return Order; Return Per Image; Photolibrary Acquires Index Stock; Index Photographers To Be Paid; Crowdsourcing Creative Content; ImageState Update; and Jupitermedia Has Disappointing Q3 2006.
This edition contains stories on: Hachette Fillipacchi Backs Out Of Stock Photography; ViewImages.com; Leading Stock Photo Sellers; iStockphoto Contributors And Getty; More Crowdsourcing TV Ads; Discounts Are In; Marketing Model Shifts; and Offshoring Text Editing To India and its relation to still photography.
On December 13, 2006, the British Journal of Photography published an opinion piece by Lewis Blackwell, Getty Images group creative director, under the title "Change Must Come." The following is reprinted with permission of the BJP and Getty Images.
This article includes short items on: Photodisc Option For Istock Photographers; Boughn Leaves Superstock; Update On ImageState; Standard & Poors Downgrades Getty; Internet Ad Spending; and Declining Print Use.
Featured in this article: Action Images To Be Primary Provider for WTA Tour; Tim Lund Joins Masterfile to Direct Global Image Production; Dreamstime.com Provide Keywording Help; Online Photoshop CS2 Course; The Creative Group Provides Hiring Insights to iStockphoto Members.
With its Lifesize collection Getty Images has opened the door to its site to every photographer who can meet a certain quality standard. With this move Getty may have set out on a path that could put many of its image partners out of business!
Kroll, the company charged with closing Imagestate, has filed a six-month report on their progress along with details of the transaction. The agreement transferred debts of approximately £438,000 of Imagestate receivables to Heritage Partners. Hertitage agreed to remit 50% of all monies realized and provided for £500,000 to be paid in three installments.
This article includes stories on: Getty Launches Beta Test Of New Site; Corbis Names Gary Shenk President; Amana Images; Corbis Wins $20 Million Judgement Against Template Monster And Others; The Cover Story Terminates Stock Photo Operation; Photographers Receiving Photolibrary Payments; Cannibalizing Customer Base; Integration And Payment Problems and Anthony Harris Leaves Getty.
Included in this story: Corbis Names Gary Shenk President; Alamy & BK Wine Collaborate; Corbis Offers Financial Award For Pro Bono Creative Work; Eye Candy Images; Masterfile Tag Clouds; Alaska Stock Promos Win Coveted International Recognition; Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program At Alamy; Going Global With Pepper Stark; Getty Images Strikes Red Carpet Gold; UPDIG Guidelines
a21, Inc. has reported $5,904,000 in revenues for Q2 2006, but only $2,986,000 of that was for the stock photo side of the business. ArtSelect which provides wall art for homes and businesses provided $2,918,000.