QuickLinks For 2007-11-15

• Celeb pic agency Splash in MSN web video deal:
  British-owned US celeb news agency Splash News has launched an online "paparazzi" web TV programme about celebrities in four languages for Microsoft. The agency is shooting and editing three daily three-minute clips. Microsoft and Splash are sharing advertising revenue on the project, and plans are being drawn up to expand the programme worldwide.
  Splash chief executive Gary Morgan, said: "There is a severe lack of edgy Hollywood magazine shows on any of the media platforms."
  Press Gazette.

 

• 6Sight: CogniSign and BrightQube Show Online Stock Search Engines:
  At this year´s 6Sight conference, two companies showed innovative tools for finding stock photos online. CogniSign demonstrated its xcavator visual search technology, which is currently in beta, and BrightQube showed its recently launched multiple-source search engine. [...]
  In its current beta version, xcavator searches iStockphoto´s collection. CogniSign plans to end the beta phase and make several other stock collections accessible with its search tools by 2008.
  Aimee Baldridge over at PopPhoto with a lot (overview) more articles (i.e Facial Recognition) on the 6Sight Conference.