After a period of sustained economic softness, U.S. print magazines are beginning to show a significant decline in ad revenues. According to figures released by the Publishers Information Bureau and TNS Media Intelligence, the first half of 2008 closed with a 3% revenue decline over the previous year. Ad pages went down by over 7%.
Steve Kapsinow, Jupiterimages' community manager for StockXpert, has announced that the microstock's inventory will soon be offered through the company's traditional brand Photos.com.
While finding distributors for one's production has always been a key aspect of the CEPIC Congress, there was a greater sense of urgency this year. One producer, Alex Mares-Manton of Asia Images, reported that in two-and-one-half days at CEPIC he was able to sign contracts with 14 distributors and complete handshake deals with 46 others.
The Photobuyer's Handbook, written by longtime image-industry analyst, consultant and author Julian Jackson, is a 102-page e-book that provides an overview of the stock business, with an emphasis on photo research.
AOL Pictures is going the way of Yahoo! Photos. According to an internal memo that made its way onto the Internet last week, the company is shutting down the service alongside other products that have not gained sufficient traction or brought in enough money to offset operating costs.