This edition contains stories on More Jupiter Acquisitions; Correction Concerning Black Star; Photographer's Choice Survey Clarifications; ISIA Online - New Association; and Adobe Adds Two More Brands
A few photographers have provided me with detailed income figures that point to some surprising and disturbing trends including: selling RF can actually earn you more than RM;
search order positions impact; and declining revenue from Photographer's Choice.
Getty Images has announced that the company expects 2006 revenue of approximately $820 million to $840 million and earnings per diluted share in the range of $2.70 to $2.85. In addition the company has outlined its plans for 2006 for investment analysts.
Anecdotal information indicates that the average return-per-image of Photographer's Choice images on Gettyimages.com has been dropping. I've prepared a survey to give a clearer understanding of the degree to which this might be happening. All responses to this survey will be anonymous.
This package of releases includes: Business Conditions Ahead from TWGA; PhotoSpin "Franchises" International Distribution; Corbis Expands Partnership With PicScout; PictureHouse Starts Monthly Promotion; Purestock Grows To 16,000 Images; SuperStock Supports UK Expansion; and Veer Receives Record Number of Awards.
a21, Inc. has reported revenues for the third quarter of 2005 of $2,064,000 compared to $2,077,000 for the same period in 2004 and down from $2,327,000 in the second quarter of 2005.
The stories in this article are: Getty Offers Discounts in Asia; Mauzy Joins Digital Railroad; Stock Asylum Discusses Future of Stock Industry; and Image Source Offers Mid-Sized Thumbnails.
This article encourages every photographer to begin tracking his or her average return-per-image on a semi-annual or annual basis and explains who this is a much more important indicator of market trends than gross annual revenue.
This group of releases includes: Jupitermedia Announces Acquisition of French Image Distributor PR Direct; Tom Grill Launches RF Tetra Images; StockMotionFinder.com Launches Stock Footage Search Engine; Onstream Media Partners with Index Stock Imagery; iStockphoto Launches CopySpace to Simplify Designer Searches; and ShutterStock’s Japanese-translated Website Goes Live.
The PLUS Coalition Accomplishes the "Impossible," Creating A New Standard With International Participation and Support.