Getty Images
Getty taps into Flickr snappers - Wikinews
laryn — Sun, 06/20/2010 - 00:18
For Photographers, the Image of a Shrinking Path - New York Times
laryn — Mon, 03/29/2010 - 17:00
...“When we began, stock photography or licensed images, preshot images being licensed, was perceived as the armpit of the photo industry,” said Jonathan Klein, the chief executive of Getty Images who helped found the agency in 1995. “No self-respecting art director or creative director would use a preshot image, because it wasn’t original, it hadn’t been commissioned by them, it wasn’t their creativity.”
Getty Images launches subscriptions - British Journal of Photography
laryn — Tue, 02/02/2010 - 06:51
Getty Images launches subscriptions
British Journal of Photography
Getty bought iStockphoto, a microstock website and community, in 2006 for $50m. At launch, Thinkstock will offer more than one million royalty-free images, ...
Getty Images Announces Call for Artists on Flickr
laryn — Fri, 11/06/2009 - 07:55
Getty Call For Artists on Flickr (excerpt)
When launching the Flickr collection, our goal was to choose photos that created a commercially viable collection, while preserving the inspirational and unexpected nature of the kinds of images that are so prevalent on Flickr. We’re proud to announce that today the collection has grown to over 60,000 images, many of which have been license by customers from around the world.
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Getty Images restructuring its Creative business - British Journal of Photography
laryn — Wed, 10/21/2009 - 07:20
Getty Images restructuring its Creative business
British Journal of Photography
'The emergence of microstock and other low-priced alternatives has reduced the demand for highly produced stock photography from the levels we knew a few ...
Shutterstock buys BigStockPhoto - TECH.BLORGE.com
laryn — Thu, 09/24/2009 - 16:17
Shutterstock buys BigStockPhoto
TECH.BLORGE.com
This deal follows a trend in the microstock marketplace that has seen some consolidation over the years. Getty images purchased iStockPhoto some years ago, ...
Getty Images invests in Daylife, takes snapshot of business
laryn — Wed, 09/16/2009 - 18:11
Getty Images invests in Daylife, takes snapshot of business
Reuters Blogs - excerpt below (my emphasis)
"...Finally, Microstock photography — pictures taken by the world at large and submitted to Getty — sell cheaply and move quickly, and the business could make $200 million in revenue this year, Klein said. It is the company’s fastest-growing business..."
iStockphoto seeks profit from others' legal worries - CNET News
laryn — Tue, 09/15/2009 - 10:45
Animoto Incorporates Video Clips, Emp... - PR Newswire (press release)
laryn — Wed, 08/26/2009 - 08:24
Animoto Incorporates Video Clips, Empowering the Next Generation ...
PR Newswire (press release)
Through partnerships with Getty Images, the leading provider of digital media worldwide, and iStockphoto, the world's leading royalty-free stock multimedia ...
