This chart provides a list of the stock agencies Getty has acquired since its founding in 1995.
The recently announced program to add StockXpert contributor images to the Photos.com Web site is set to launch on Aug. 20. Jupiterimages, the parent of both brands, has also revised some of the parameters in response to photographer feedback.
The first image-to-image search engine, TinEye, is now open to the public.
Below is a list of the Getty Images revenue for the various segments of their business quarter by quarter from Q3 2002 through Q4 2007. At the beginning of 2008 Getty stopped supplying quarterly breakdowns.
The following is a breakdown of Getty's Footage sales per quarter from Q4 2002 through Q4 2007. At the end of 2007 Getty stopped providing breakdowns of individual segments of their business.
RF prices vary widely depending on the brand. The following are some of the prices charged for usage by various brands on Getty's site.
Thomas Costanza, the vice president and chief financial officer of the troubled a21, Inc., has resigned.
This month, Wisconsin-based Fotosearch celebrates its 10th anniversary. The online stock-image and footage distributor represents over 3 million stills and 65,000 clips by 150 brands, including the Big Three.
The photography industry's major event of the year,
Photo District News' PhotoPlus Expo, will take place in New York in late October. The event's program is as diverse as usual, spanning a multitude of creative, technical and business topics over three days.
Graphic Design USA (GDUSA) recently released preliminary information from its 22nd annual Stock Visual Survey of picture buyers. (Full details will be available in its September issue.) One question on the survey every year concerns the categories of imagery most in demand.
Over the years the top three categories have always been People/Celebrities, Lifestyle and Business/Industry.
Microsoft U.K.'s "Iconic Britain" photo contest initial goal was to identify the 100 images that best define Britain. The contest was originally co-sponsored by Nikon, which has now withdrawn its support due to the controversy surrounding image ownership.
Selling-Stock has launched a photographer survey designed to provide useful data for all those who license rights to their images.
We are locked into old-fashioned pricing. We need a new model built around use and value received. Corporate clients using an image on an ad or a billboard get much more value than someone using the same picture on their blog.
The Internet, as well as mobile applications, has caused an explosive rise in image use. Soon, other consumer technologies, such as surface computing and high-def televisions, will have similar effects.
The stock-image industry faces a daunting challenge. While there is general consensus that online use of images is among the hottest growth opportunities, little is known about the buyers driving the trend. Larger agencies can gain some image-specific insight from analyzing transaction data or commissioning in-house research; however, much general information is freely available online.
Sausalito-based ImageSpan has added new features to its LicenseStream platform, which facilitates content distribution, syndication and acquisition. The technology company also announced the rollout of a custom LicenseStream portal for the Wedding and Event Videographers Association.
Ofer Media just funded a community-based Web site YouLicense.com, which joins other micro-payment audio and music Web sites by giving amateur musicians a platform to sell music to advertisers and entertainment producers.
Jupitermedia's Q2 2008 revenues were $35 million up from $34.5 million in Q1 2008. Second-quarter revenue was up slightly from $34.7 million in the same period in 2007.