Recent Stock Photo Industry Press Releases

Medicimage forms managed global network of sales partners

London, Dec. 30, 2008. Medicimage announced today the first full details of the global network of sales partners the company has appointed to market its exclusive collection of Rights Managed and Royalty Free medical, healthcare and lifestyle still and video images.

Managed from Medicimage’s headquarters in London, the network has been split into five regions – Europe, The Americas, Asia, Africa & the Middle East and Australasia – comprising 24 agencies covering more than 30 countries.

Reflex Stock to represent Lonely Planet Images

Moy, Dungannon, UK, Dec. 17, 2008. Reflex Stock has teamed up with Lonely Planet Images to represent one of the worlds' most complete travel-related image collections. The collection offers over a quarter of a million destination related images from every corner of the globe; covering everything from the exotic to the everyday, reflecting the diversity, colour and texture of the world and its people as seen through the eyes of Lonely Planet photographers.

"Our specialty is travel but within that focus are images you don't expect, new ways to see familiar things and shots that would be impossible to recreate" said Claire Gibson, Business Development Manager at Lonely Planet.

Glow Images launches new Décor collection through Pepper Stark

London, UK, Dec. 16, 2008. Glow Images, a major global image producer based in Florida, has announced the launch of Glow Images Décor – a new collection of rights managed contemporary interiors.

This striking set of images is available for representation through Pepper Stark, the world’s leading [dream on, girls] stock photography consultancy and content distribution company. As well as setting up the distribution channel for this collection, Pepper Stark is also responsible for the sales and marketing of all collections produced and owned by Glow Images.

John Birdsall Social Issues Photo Library partners exclusively with PA Photos

London, UK, Dec. 15, 2008. The John Birdsall Social Issues Photo Library has signed an exclusive representation agreement with PA Photos, which will see PA Photos managing the library and providing service to John Birdsall customers worldwide from 1st January 2009.

The John Birdsall collection was set up in 1985, aiming to challenge stereotypical perceptions and promote awareness of subjects such as disability, race and gender.

It is the foremost social documentary library in the UK specialising in model released pictures that reflect everyday life in Britain today.

Photolibrary now offers music from MyMusicSource

New York, NY, Dec. 2008. The No 1 destination for creative professionals, www.photolibrary.com, comes alive to the sound of music cementing their position as a leading global distributor and producer of creative content worldwide.

In partnership with its exclusive supplier, MyMusicSource, Photolibrary now can offer thousands of full composition MUSIC tracks at www.photolibrary.com. Producers, designers and studio managers alike can now browse and listen to cutting edge tracks. There is no longer a need for long drawn out negotiations or paying more than what is a fair price. This fantastic proposition coupled with Photolibrary’s ability to ensure the client always gets what they want, allows everyone to be satisfied.

PicApp adds Pacific Coast News as a new content contributor

Access to Free, entertainment Images through Image Widgets Increases Interactivity and Attractiveness of Publisher Sites

San Francisco, CA, Dec. 15, 2008. Millions of bloggers now have further access to premium paparazzi content through a newly announced partnership between PicApp and Pacific Coast News. PCN, entertainment news agency, one of the most prominent 24/7 global coverage of entertainment news and pictures provider has decided to upgrade its distribution and reach bloggers through PicApp’s application.

The recent content addition is one of several partnerships that have formed over the past several months by PicApp.

Masterfile announces Endless Media, next generation of online image search

“Endless Media™ - See What You Think”

Toronto / Düsseldorf, Dec. 2008. Stock photo agency Masterfile Corporation has just launched its revolutionary new user interface, Endless Media™, heralding the next generation of online image searching.

The project has been under wraps for more than a year with Masterfile’s development team while the company applied for international patents on the unique methodology and its underlying logic.

Endless Media's innovative features deliver new dimensions in image searching for industry professionals. It is simple, fast and efficient - enabling users to streamline their existing workflows.

Demotix launches User Generated Newswire for Photo and Video

On www.demotix.com anyone, anywhere can upload their images or videos and generate revenue from them

London, Dec. 15, 2008. Demotix, an uncensored, unedited user-generated newswire today announced its official launch. At www.demotix.com any individual anywhere in the world in the world can upload any image or video. The content is then made available for media publishers to purchase for publication, and Demotix splits the revenues with the contributor.

Anvato Raises $2 Million to Expand Its 'Human Eye' Search Technology to Contextual Advertising

Anvato's exclusive technology enables publishers to identify and claim ownership of online videos and monetize them via contextual ads

Mountain View, CA, Dec. 11, 2008. Anvato Inc. announced it has raised $2 million of $4 million in Series A funding on the heels of launching its one-of-a-kind video identification and monetization service. Anvato uses computer machine vision to analyze videos and does not require meta-tags or watermarks to be embedded inside the videos. The company uses this technology to track copyrighted videos across the Internet and control their distribution and monetization from a single point. Using Anvato, publishers can opt in advertising where both publishers and distributors convert a legal liability into profits.

New Photographers at Glasshouse Assignment

New York, NY, Dec. 12, 2008. Glasshouse Assignment has expanded its roster with the addition of Evan Kafka, Miha Matei and Ryan Schude. The three join Derrick Gomez, Spencer Jones, Steven Vote and digital retoucher, Leo Chapman, to round out what is certainly a strong team of accomplished photographers.

Glasshouse Assignment now maintains a balance between up and coming photographers such as Schude and Gomez, and established image-makers like Kafka and Jones.