Recent Stock Photo Industry Press Releases

The Stock Asylum Donates Archives to Stock Artists Alliance

Atlanta, GA/Denver, CO, Mar. 31, 2008. Today, The Stock Asylum announced it is closing its doors, and will be donating its archives of valuable stock industry reporting, analysis and resources to the Stock Artists Alliance.

SAA is honored that Ron Rovtar has chosen to contribute a remarkable legacy of Stock Asylum archives and other resources to our association, providing fellow SAA members with further means to help them interpret and evaluate their stock businesses.

SAA Executive Director Betsy Reid states, "Ron Rovtar, the voice behind The Stock Asylum, has served as an invaluable resource to stock industry professionals over the past four years. We will no doubt miss Ron´s intrepid reporting and keen analysis, urging photographers and distributors to think beyond the headlines and to challenge industry norms."

National Geographic Magazine To Introduce "My Shot"

New tool for individualized web pages - Rob Covey of National Geographic Magazine Online Will Also Describe Success Of "YOUR SHOT" - Page Views for Feature Up from 140,000 to 14 Million a Month

New York, NY, Feb. 27, 2008. With today´s introduction of MY SHOT, National Geographic magazine will give thousands of users the option to create their own Web pages at www.ngm.com to display their best photographs and interact with them through the site´s cutting-edge jigsaw puzzle and memory sorting game applications. Rob Covey, managing editor and creative director of National Geographic Magazine Online, will announce the new MY SHOT feature today during a case study of YOUR SHOT´s success at "Magazines 24/7", the Magazine Publishers of America's 4th Digital Conference, in New York City.

Merry Christmas: Penthouse Magazine Acquires Social Network Giant Adult Friendfinder for $500 Million

Penthouse Becomes Largest Global Adult Entertainment Company

Boca Raton, FL, Dec. 12, 2007 (PRWEB). Penthouse Media Group Inc., parent to Penthouse Magazine, one of the world´s leading men´s lifestyle publications and producers of online, licensed and broadcast content and materials, announced today that it has acquired internet social networking giant Various, Inc. and its subsidiaries for $500 million in cash and securities.

With $340 million in projected combined 2007 revenues, this acquisition makes Penthouse the largest adult entertainment company in the world.

Los Angeles Times Media Group Gets Personal with Mixx

Los Angeles, CA/McLean, VA, Dec. 04, 2007. The Los Angeles Times Media Group joines forces with Mixx, a leading social news website, in an online content and co-marketing alliance which puts readers of the nation´s largest metropolitan daily newspaper in control of their own personal blend of online news, information, photos and videos.

It has also been announced that The Times has taken a small equity stake in Mixx, details of which were not disclosed.

New York Post Goes Full-Page Topless and Also Uses Obscenity in Front-Page Headline

Upcoming headline: "Headless Ass Marries Two-Headed Kangaroo in Queensland Church: Newlyweds promise to name first-born after editor-in-chief of NY Post"

New York, NY, Sept. 07, 2007 (PRNWire). Robert Peters, President of Morality in Media, had the following comments in response to a full-page Jordache advertisement that ran in the NY Post on August 31, depicting a topless woman viewing herself in a mirror, and a front-page story in the Post on August 29, depicting a large photograph of Leona Helmsley holding her dog, with the following large caption:

UK Market for News and Magazines Increases

Dublin, Ireland, Sept. 03, 2007. Research and Markets has announced the addition of “News And Magazine In The UK To 2011” to their offering. Highlights include:

The market for News and Magazines in the UK increased between 2001-2006, growing at an average annual rate of 0.7%. The leading company in the market in 2006 was News International. The second-largest player was IPC Media Ltd with Associated Newspapers in third place.

Jamie Klingler makes the Shortlist

London, UK, Aug. 21, 2007. Jamie Klingler, previously Corbis Outline’s senior account manager for their entertainment division, has moved on to fresh pastures to become photography director for the new weekly men’s magazine, Shortlist, which will launch on 20 September. Jamie spent seven years with Corbis starting out her native New York and coming to London in 2002 to carry on her work in the celebrity and entertainment arena.

BAPLA 2007: The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Times win Picture Industry Awards

London, May 09, 2007. The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Times were presented with the Credit Where Credit is Due award at the BAPLA Picture Buyers’ Fair today in Islington, London. The annual award, sponsored by PA Photos, aims to recognise best practice in national newspapers who have credited images and to raise awareness of this issue, particularly in the digital age.

Create Magazine Launches Online Create Network

Orlando, FL, April 11, 2007. Create Magazine has launched the global Create Network, an online community seeking to connect and inspire creative professionalsm at http://www.createmagazine.com. "Since officially launching on March 20, the Create Network has already attracted over 6,000 members, including commercial photographers, art directors, copywriters, designers, film producers, animators and graphic designers looking to be informed, connected and inspired", said Jerry Brown, publisher of Create Magazine and president of Create Communications.

Masterfile presents the first Masterfile magazine, # 01: The Music Issue

Duesseldorf, April 12, 2007. Stock photography agency Masterfile will be publishing the first issue of its themed magazine in mid-May 2007. The intention is to publish the magazine, which is aimed at a creative target group, at regular intervals thereafter, initially three times a year. Each issue of the magazine will be a separate entity telling a story relating to a different wide-ranging topic.