Thought Equity Motion Acquires Panvidea
In a period of increased activity and investment in the stockphoto and video industry Thought Equity has announced it has acquired Cloud-based Video Distribution Platform Panvidea PRESS RELEASE Thought Equity Motion, Inc.—a leading provider of cloud-based video platform and footage licensing services—announced the acquisition of Panvidea, a platform provider for video preparation, processing, packaging and [...]
Deposit Photos Receives $3 Million Investment
Florida based stockphoto agency Depositphotos has received a $3 million investment PRESS RELEASE Depositphotos, the fastest growing stock photo agency in the world, announced a significant investment contract with TMT Investments. Based in Florida (USA), Depositphotos was founded in 2009, and soon established itself as a popular, cost-effective alternative for the acquisition of high-quality stock [...]
Masterfile Has Been Acquired
Right after the announcement of their website improvements Masterfile has announced it has been acquired by Arius 3D PRESS RELEASE Arius3D Corp. (TSXV:LZR) said Friday it has agreed to buy stock photography still image provider Masterfile Corp. for $21.4 million in cash. Arius3D, which produces interactive three-dimensional images, said the addition of Masterfile will help [...]
Corbis Images Acquires Splash News
Corbis has just announced it has acquired Splash News PRESS RELEASE Corbis Images (www.corbisimages.com), a leading visual media provider for the creative community, today announced its acquisition of Splash News for an undisclosed amount. The Los Angeles-based company provides candid celebrity photography and video content to the world’s premier entertainment print, online and broadcast media [...]
Imagery In Social Media
This article is the second one in a series of three written by James Leal-Valias, Creative Director of iStockphoto Somewhere in the mid ‘90s we reached a point where, in order to be perceived as “real,” a business had to have a website. Today, while still an absolute necessity, websites are sooooooo last decade. Now [...]
Getty Images And Saatchi & Saatchi Partner For ‘Found Photos’
Getty Images and Saatchi & Saatchi are this week launching ‘Found Photos’ with the first in a series of exhibitions. PRESS RELEASE Getty Images and Saatchi & Saatchi announce an arts partnership with the launch of ‘Found Photos’ Getty Images today launches a partnership with Saatchi & Saatchi, aimed at facilitating greater access to reportage [...]
Creative Commons Vs. Stock
This article is the first one in a series of three written by James Leal-Valias, Creative Director of iStockphoto Good imagery can make or break online content. Without a compelling visual to set the tone ansd entice the reader, the chances that someone will look at an article, blog post, website, banner ad or even [...]
Facebook Competition, Google+ Is Here
Google has just launched Google+, a collection of projects that make Google into a social network that most believe is built to challenge Facebook. The project is invite only for now but you can watch demo’s of all elements in this post. Or go to the Google blog for more insights in each of the [...]
Updated: The Business Of Music
The Digitas and VEVO panel at the Canneslions adressed the changes in the music industry. The panelists where Pharell Williams: Musician, Producer, Entrepreneur Andy England: Executive Vice President., Chief Marketing Officer MillerCoors Rio Caraeff: President, CEO, VEVO Rob Wells: President of Global Digital Business Universal Music Group This is the latest video on the subject, [...]
Cepic Elects New Board Members
Every two years, 7 members of the CEPIC Committee are elected by representatives of the National Associations. This year elections were held during CEPIC’s Annual General Meeting on May, 18th at the CEPIC Congress in Istanbul. The officers, CEPIC President Christina Vaughan, Vice-President Klaus Plaumann and Treasurer Dominque Delouis have been reconfirmed in their positions. [...]

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