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.
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.
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.
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?
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.