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iStockphoto, launches editorial collection, enhances search tools
Olivier Laurent, with Tommy Bassom BJP iStockphoto is launching a new "editorial collection" dedicated to news organisations and bloggers iStockphoto is launching a new "editorial collection"...
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Corbis signs distribution deal with ArabianEye
Gemma Taylor BJP Corbis is expanding its presence in the Middle-East and North Africa with a deal that will see ArabianEye become Corbis' new representative in the region Corbis is expanding its...
View ArticleDefiant Corbis says it will prevail in latest "right of publicity" case
Gemma Taylor, with Olivier Laurent BJP Corbis, which is being sued by US actress Shirley Jones for allegedly breaching her right of publicity, has warned that, if successful, the case would change the...
View Article11 Tips for 2011: Make more from stock
Alexandra Bortkiewicz BJP Stock photography is potentially a great way to generate additional income, says Alamy's director Alexandra Bortkiewicz as part of BJP's 11 Tips for 2011 series Stock...
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Press Association to distribute Demotix' images
Olivier Laurent BJP Press Association Images has secured the rights to distribute, in the UK and Ireland, all of Demotix' user-generated images Press Association Images has secured the rights to...
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Keywording is key – but don't go overboard
Philip Wolmuth BJP Stock photo buyers say it's as difficult to find a decent picture now as it was 15 years ago, despite the billions invested in digitising images and selling them online. It all...
View ArticleCorbis, liquidator deny 10 million of Sygma images will be destroyed (update)
Olivier Laurent BJP The French lawyer charged with Sygma's liquidation has denied claims that more than 10 million images will be destroyed if he fails to find their original owners The French lawyer...
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Demotix goes mainstream with Corbis deal
Olivier Laurent BJP A month after it signed a deal with Press Association Images, Demotix is now partnering with Corbis in a global distribution partnership A month after it signed a deal with Press...
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Getty Images in acquisition spree, snaps up PicScout and Photolibrary
Olivier Laurent BJP Getty Images has acquired PicScout, an Israeli company that operates an image recognition system used by photographers to track the use of their images online Getty Images has...
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Royal Wedding: Getting the perfect shot
Olivier Laurent BJP Christopher Jackson was one of Getty Images' 35 photographers dispatched to London to cover the Royal Wedding, but as the royal photographer for the agency, he had the best vantage...
View ArticleStockpiling trouble: How the stock industry ate itself?
Betsy Reid BJP The rise of stock imagery has led to falling rates for professional photography, owing to market saturation, unwise marketing strategies, the internet and amateurs, says Betsy Reid,...
View ArticlePhotographers sue Corbis over Sygma's closure
Olivier Laurent BJP Five photographers are suing Corbis, accusing the stock agency of misuse of corporate assets and of filing fraudulent bankruptcy claims, BJP can confirm Five photographers are...
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Corbis expands celebrity coverage with Splash News acquisition
Olivier Laurent BJP Corbis has acquired Splash News, a "candid" celebrity photography and video content provider. BJP speaks with Corbis' CEO Gary Shenk Corbis has acquired Splash News, a "candid"...
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"Complaint has no merit," says Corbis [update]
Olivier Laurent BJP Two weeks after being hit by a legal complaint from five former Sygma photographers, Corbis has vowed to rigorously fight claims that it engaged in fraudulent activities Two weeks...
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Getty Images launches Flickr Select collection
Olivier Laurent BJP Three years after signing a deal with Flickr, Getty Images is launching a new collection of "hand-selected" images taken from the social photo sharing website Three years after...
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Corbis signs deal with Associated Press
Olivier Laurent BJP Corbis and The Associated Press have unveiled a "cross-distribution partnership" that will see the two photo agencies sell each other's images Corbis and The Associated Press have...
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Corbis invests in Demotix
Olivier Laurent BJP Demotix, an international news-focused photo agency, has received "an undisclosed investment" from Corbis. BJP talks with Demotix' CEO Turi Munthe Demotix, an international...
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Getty Images brings 3D photography to the Olympics
Katie Poole BJP Getty Images has announced that it will photograph the London 2012 Olympic Games in 3D Getty Images has announced that it will photograph the London 2012 Olympic Games in 3D
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Jobs shed as Getty Images absorbs iStockphoto
Olivier Laurent BJP Getty Images and iStockphoto have confirmed that 30 employees have been made redundant at the microstock company as part of an integration of the two brands Getty Images and...
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Getty Images fights copyright infringement ruling in French court
Olivier Laurent BJP Getty Images stands accused of intellectual property right infringement after it was successfully sued in a French court by the heiresses of iconic furniture designers Getty Images...
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Getty Images relaunches creative grants programme
Olivier Laurent BJP Getty Images has rebranded its Grants for Good annual programme, putting greater emphasis on "the innovative use of creative and conceptual imagery and film," says the firm Getty...
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Getty Images clinches Paris Match deal
Olivier Laurent BJP Getty Images is adding 200,000 contemporary and historic photojournalism images to its collections after it signed a deal to distribute Paris Match's archives, BJP can reveal Getty...
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Alamy targets "the iPad generation" with its first collection of video stock
Simon Bainbridge BJP"The old world order of printed text on a page is no longer the best way to captivate media consumers," says Alamy as it launches into the motion imagery market with a fast growing...
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Associated Press, celebrity photographers launch new venture
Eimear Kelly BJP The Associated Press has partnered with a number of celebrity photographers to establish Invision, a photography agency that will provide "inside access to the entertainment industry"...
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Getty Images sells for $3.3bn [update]
Olivier Laurent BJP The Carlyle Group and Getty management buy picture agency for $3.3bn The Carlyle Group and Getty management buy picture agency for $3.3bn
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Getty Images CEO declares 'nothing will change for contributors' after its sale
Olivier Laurent BJP Following today's news that Getty Images has been sold for $3.3bn to The Carlyle Group, BJP spoke with CEO Jonathan Klein about what's to come for the company Following today's...
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Stock agency Alamy cuts photographers' commissions
Olivier Laurent BJP Alamy, the London-based stock imagery company, has announced it will cut photographers' commission rates from January 2013 Alamy, the London-based stock imagery company, has...
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Getty Images signs controversial content deal with Google Drive
Olivier Laurent BJP Getty Images and iStockphoto contributors were surprised to find some of their images available for free on Google Drive, an online suite of word processing and spreadsheet...
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Stock agency Alamy enters mobile photography market
Olivier Laurent BJP Alamy, an international stock agency, has announced that it will now accept photographs for its Live News service taken with mobile phones and compact cameras Alamy, an...
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National Geographic launches in-house stock agency
Olivier Laurent BJP National Geographic has launched an in-house agency to sell its own collections of photography and video stocks, as well as to offer its pool of photographers to commercial clients...
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