Chris Bain,Photography Director for Barnes & Noble provides a buyers perspective on the quality of digital files and digital delivery. He also outlines problems that some sellers may be overlooking.
Getty Images has reported second quarter revenue of $150.3 million compared to $127.7 million in Q2 2003. Operating income grew 67.6 percent to $39.8 million, or 26.5 percent of revenue, compared to $23.8 million, or 18.6 percent of revenue, in Q2 2003. A number of interesting details related to their operation and future planning were revealed in the conference call.
Nancy Wolff, Esq., General Counsel for PACA, has provided some history on the Freeny Patent and reviewed the latest legal maneuvers to help readers understand the implications for the Stock
Photo Industry. This article was first published in the PACA Newsletter on July 13, 2004 and is reprinted with Permission of Ms. Wolff and PACA.
This story has items on: a21 Sells Headquarters for $7.5 Million, Zefa Offering DV and Stockbyte Collections, More CEPIC From Stockbyte, Ablestock Adds Keith Levit Collection, PictureQuest Upgrades Site, Getty vs. Getty,
and Buyer Interest in Color Management.
Upper Cut Images is a new Rights Managed stock
agency that expects to launch in early 2005 with
10,000 to 20,000 high end images covering all
the major advertising categories according to Ellen Boughn, Vice President and Creative Director. The agency has currently signed about 20 photographers and is looking for a few more experienced stock shooters who are aggressive producers.
This issue of the print edition of Selling Stock has stories on: Visual Search, Getty Launches Stone+, Subscription Stock, Stock Photo Market Size, 100% Digital Workflow, Stockdisc - Low Priced RF from Stockbyte, Zefa Uncovers Massive Unauthorized Use Online, E-Data Sues Getty & Corbis, Veer & Photonica, Science & Medical Agents, PACA Sets Dates for International Conference and more.
Jonathan Klein was recently invited to write an
article for the Financial Times as part of a series
of articles by major corporate leaders on their
company and industry. Within the article he offers
some interesting figures and statistics.
This story has items on: Zefa Uncovers Unauthorized
Uses, Prices For Getty's StoneX Images, Decline In
Printed Materials, 11th CEPIC Congress A Success,
Online Catalogs and EMPICS Acquired By The Press
Association.
The stock photo industry is on the verge of the
next major change in the way images are searched
and found online. This change could make it easier
for small player to get more of their images
online, and significantly change the playing
field for larger players depending on how quickly
they adapt to, and promote, the new technology.
At the recent CEPIC Congress in Copenhagen
Stockbyte announced that it will launch a new
RF brand - Stockdisc - with the first 40 titles
available in September. Each disc will have
significantly more images (150 average) and
be priced much lower (249 euros) than most RF
discs currently available.