This issue includes stories on: Zefa For Sale?,Amana IPO, JupiterMedia Q2 Results, Jupiter Acquires ThinkStock,A21 Second Quarter Results, Advertising Shift, Upper Cut Images, Getty Second Quarter Results, Reinventing Advertising, Visual Search At Masterfile, Digital Creation Or Film? and more.
There is certainly lots of unauthorized use of pictures found on the Internet, but much of it may be truly innocent because people don't understand what they can and cannot use. This story offers a suggestion that might make it easier to educate the masses.
In July, amana (parent company of Photonica) floated an IPO on the Tokyo "Mothers" market for 38.88% of its stock. They sold 485,000 of their 1,216,200 shares and raised about $100 million. Based on the share price in mid-July the company is valued at about $460 million.
a21, Inc. reported gross revenue for the second quarter of 2004 was $2.5 million. A21 completed its acquisition of SuperStock on February 29, 2004 so this is the first full quarter that they have owned the company. They had $797,868 in revenue from SuperStock in March giving them revenue of $3,325,165 for the first half of 2004. SuperStock generated gross revenue of $2.3 million for the second quarter of 2003.
Jupitermedia has reported revenues for the second
quarter of 2004 of $17.8 million compared with $10.2 million for the same period in 2003. Till now Jupiter has been a RF supplier, but within the next 40 to 70 days they plan to announce a new "revolutionary" way to sell Rights Managed images.
New methods of advertising are likely to cause a dramatic shift in the way still images are used. Experts differ on whether increased Internet advertising will result in an increase or decrease in revenue, but having better data
relative to internet usage is critical to understand the problem and planning. This story examines one way to get much better data on Internet use.
The London Financial Times says the private equity group 3i, a minority shareholder in Zefa, is looking at a possible sale of the company. The FT also predicts that Getty or Corbis might be buyers. However, there is good reason to believe that neither Getty nor Corbis will be interested
And that Zefa will remain an independent company.
Celebrity photographers may be at great legal risk when photographing public figures in private places. They may have fewer rights than they might think. This story by Jonathan Coad on the case Von Hannover vs. Germany outlines a new legal decision in Europe that photographers should note.
For some time I have been advising stock photographers to "shoot digital" and transition as quickly as possible to digital workflow. Recently, I discovered that some agencies still prefer to receive film. Learn about some of the problems agencies are encountering with digital
submissions.
This story has short items on: Great Art Directors Think Alike, Jupitermedia Acquired Thinkstock, Online Ad Growth Predicted, How 18-34 Males Are Reinventing Advertising, Masterfile To Use PicScout, New TrendWatch Stock Image Report, and Index Expands With Trove.net.