Recent Stock Photo Industry Press Releases

comScore Video Metrix Report: YouTube Leads U.S. Online Video Market With 28% Market Share

Nearly 2 in 5 U.S. Internet Users Watched a YouTube Video in September 2007

Reston, VA, Nov. 30, 2007. comScore (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its comScore Video Metrix report for September 2007, revealing that nearly 75 percent of U.S. Internet users watched a video online (including both streaming video and progressive downloads), averaging three hours of video per person during the month.

Google Sites, which includes YouTube.com, topped the September rankings with both the most unique video viewers and most videos viewed.

Keedup: Around-the-clock outsourced image research next step for new company

Newmarket, Auckland, NZ, Nov. 30, 2007. Overworked image research departments will be among the main beneficiaries of a new outsourced research service being planned by Keedup.

The New Zealand business which specialises in keywording stock and editorial images is looking to launch the 24/7 service next year.

Keedup managing director, Kevin Townsend, says there is anecdotal evidence that many photo libraries miss out on sales because their staff are swamped by research, or just aren´t around when customers need help.

New Education and Eastern European Migrant Workers Images from John Birdsall Social Issues Photo Library

Nottingham, Nov. 29, 2007. Two specialist sets of images, one looking at education in three different settings and another covering Eastern European migrant workers in the UK, are now available from John Birdsall Social Issues Photo Library, the UK´s leading library for images depicting social issues.

Education - the education images cover a secondary school; a special college focused on independent living for people with learning disabilities; and a school for children with physical impairments and complex learning difficulties. The images cover the full school/college day and include various indoor and outdoor lessons and activities, as well as lunch and break times. 

Agence France-Presse (AFP) Takes Shareholding in Citizen Journalism Venture Scooplive

Scooplive goes international and becomes Citizenside.com

Paris, Nov. 27, 2007. Agence France-Presse (AFP) and IAM, a company founded by Xavier Gouyou Beauchamps and Pascal Josephe, reported that it had taken minority shareholding in Scooplive, a pioneer in citizen reporting, renamed to Citizenside.

Scooplive, a company founded in 2006 by Matthieu Stefani, Julien Robert and Philippe Checinski, gives individuals the opportunity to sell their pictures and videos on current news, in return for a small commission and enables amateurs and professionals to sell their news documents (events, celebrities, sports, etc.) to the media worldwide.

Corbis´ SnapVillage Microstock Collection Surpasses 125,000 Images

Seattle, WA, Nov. 29, 2007. SnapVillage, the innovative microstock website empowered by Corbis, today announced it has uploaded the 125,000th image to its rapidly growing collection. The milestone demonstrates that photographers are quickly embracing SnapVillage’s easy-to-use website, pick-your-own-price model and the opportunity for their imagery to be upgraded to Corbis.com.

"We are very pleased with the reception that SnapVillage has received since its beta launch in June", said Senior Vice President of Corbis.com & SnapVillage.com, Adam Brotman. "We have exceeded our initial expectations of the number of images we have received to date – a great achievement given the website remains in beta."

Getty Images Gallery helps find that 'picture' perfect Christmas gift

... to delight even the most difficult friend or family member - Make light work of the Christmas shopping this year!

London, Nov. 29, 2007. Take the pressure off Christmas shopping this year by selecting a personalised hand printed photograph from the Getty Images Gallery. With over 40 million images to choose from, the Getty Images Gallery offers you access to some of the greatest collections of photography in the world and its totally bespoke service will ensure friends and loved ones will not fail to be impressed this Christmas.

Whether someone’s passion is classic cars to James Bond, the Getty Images Gallery will help find the perfect image.

New Keyword Compiler Lite Version available

New York, NY, Nov. 27, 2007. KC Lite, the easiest keywording software in the stock photo industry for stock photos and footage, has upgraded its user interface and unique visual thesaurus, which aligns keywords and synonyms based on visual relevance instead of dictionary definitions. For $29, KC Lite speeds the keywording process by guiding users through six easy steps that suggest keyword optimization for each image.

A free demo is downloadable at KeywordCompiler.com.

Kursiv photo agency: ever growing selection

Wittenbach, Switzerland, Nov. 28, 2007. Kursiv, the small photo agency from eastern Switzerland, now has upgraded its content to over 9 million images.

Also its search engine is much faster and has been further optimized to cover the needs of art-buyers and publishers.

"Our website is not a gadget, but a professional tool for image buyers", says Karsten Risseeuw from Kursiv. "We have a unique number of images available now, which makes finding the right one just simpler."

Hi-Media Group closes Acquisition of Fotolog

Paris, France, Nov. 28, 2007. Hi-Media Group announced today that the Company has closed its acquisition of Fotolog, the world´s 18th most-trafficked website (source: Alexa), to become one of the top 100 largest Internet property in the world (source: Comscore).

The transaction creates a significant monetization opportunity for Hi-Media - one of Europe´s largest diversified, publicly-traded pure play Internet companies - by bringing together the Group's global advertising, and micro-payment services with Fotolog´s rapidly-growing and highly-engaged audience of more than 13 million member accounts.

Corbis Captures Celebrity Style with Host of New High Profile Photographers

Corbis Personalities adds 16 photographers to its roster including Pieter Henket’s stunning Latino and Hip Hop photography, Andrew McLeod’s brilliant Hollywood starlets and Paulo Sutch’s classic celebrity women

New York, NY, Nov. 28, 2007. Corbis, a creative resource for advertising, marketing and media professionals, today announced the signing of 16 talented photographers, each with a unique style, joining its Corbis Personalities roster and contributing imagery to the Outline, OutlineLive, Outline@Home and Entertainment collections.

Among the 16 new photographers are Pieter Henket, acclaimed for capturing the vibrancy of the Latino and Hip Hop world, Andrew McLeod, known for uncovering a new generation of Hollywood superstars, as well as the fashion world’s sought-after Paulo Sutch, whose photography reveals celebrity women in a powerful new light.