a21 and its subsidiaries SuperStock and ArtSelect have filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The company has also filed separate a motion to sell the U.S. assets of SuperStock to Masterfile Corp. for $1.5 million, though this agreement is subject to better offers at a forthcoming auction.
Liisa Kaakinen, Amana's metadata, keywording and thesauri expert, leads a one-day training course from London-based digital-imaging and picture-archiving consultancy Electric Lane.
Technology startup Imprezzeo has launched a beta version of its new image-to-image search. While it may not be the first to market, Imprezzeo says its proprietary search software is more sophisticated than currently available similar products.
A new video depicting several Corbis executives is now available on YouTube.
Dreamstime has partnered with Panama-based Other Images, a stock distributor that covers Central and South America and the Caribbean. Other Images has created a new branded Web site, which is dedicated exclusively to Dreamstime content and is searchable in Spanish, the second most spoken language in the world, and Portugese.
The Alamy contributor event, held on Nov. 7, included a report by CEO James West on the company's plans for 2009 and a question-and-answer session that lasted more than two hours.
The already struggling Associated Press is about to face another obstacle: a soon-to-launch daily wire service from CNN, which promises to deliver the same product cheaper.
George Sinclair has launched a new business: Universal Images Group Ltd. The company's primary focus will be to assist clients of Sinclair's other business, The Virtual Picture Desk, in marketing their editorial imagery through third-party channels.
SuperStock contributors report that no one has received royalty checks for the month of November and that sales reports have been late the last couple months. a21 Group's stock brand has not reported third quarter sales, and there are indications that other developments are afoot.
ITN Source now represents the content of Asian News International in an exclusive, all-content, all-platform deal.