Category: Stock Footage
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BBC Motion Gallery and Thought Equity Motion form strategic partnership
BBC Motion Gallery, the motion clip sales arm of BBC Worldwide, and Thought Equity Motion, Inc., a leader in digitizing, delivering and monetizing video content, have begun a new strategic partnership. BBC Motion Gallery has re-launched its site at bbcmotiongallery.com powered by Thought Equity Motion’s technology platform and the companies now cross-represent selected international content sales. The new web presence will be bolstered with millions of professional video clips, enhanced search capabilities, simplified navigation, and instant complimentary preview downloads. Customers will benefit from a more robust content offering including content from such sources as Paramount Pictures, National Geographic, Sony Pictures Entertainment, HBO Archives, Smithsonian Channel and a vast array of royalty free clips.
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More than 500,000 clips from Getty Images now available through Footage.net
Footage.net, a stock footage search engine, has announced that it has now partnered with Getty Images, the world’s leading creator and distributor of visual and digital media content, to include its entire footage database of more than 500,000 clips in the Footage.net search platform. “The partnership with Getty Images adds greatly to the breadth, depth and value of our footage search engine, and we look forward to providing Getty Images with another channel to serve the global production community,” said Footage.net President Domenick Propati. “We are especially pleased that Footage.net users will now have access to Getty Images’ amazing collection of high-quality contemporary footage.”
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Paramount Pictures launches online film clips site
The New York Times recently reported that Paramount Pictures has launched a footage licensing site, offering clips from its large archive of films to commercial users of stock footage. Paramount may eventually offer the clips to the consumer market but at this time have limited licensing to advertising agencies, corporations, broadcast companies and other commercial customers. The site allows visitors to search the archive on a frame-by-frame basis.
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ITN Source exclusively representing clips from ITV Global Entertainment Ltd
ITN Source, a division of ITN and a leading provider of stock footage from the UK, has announced that it has signed an exclusive international representation deal with ITV Global Entertainment Ltd, adding tens of thousands of hours of classic television and film clip content to its collection. ITN Source already represents Granada, Survival and LWT collections for ITV Global Entertainment. The new agreement extends rights to ITN Source to sell programme clips from all TV and film archive collections owned by ITV Global Entertainment, including Carlton, Central, ITC, 12 Yard and HTV. This includes classic programmes such as The Prisoner, The Saint, Thunderbirds, Spitting Image and Inspector Morse as well as recent hits such as Marple, Hell’s Kitchen and I’m a Celebrity…
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iSyndica lowers pricing and introduces affiliate program
iSyndica, a cloud-based digital media distribution platform based in Nashua NH, has announced that it has reduced its subscription prices to start at just $4.99/month. In addition the micropayment site has also introduced an affiliate program designed to encourage existing users to promote iSyndica to their friends and colleagues.
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ITN Source contributing footage to Digital Images for Education
ITN Source, a division of ITN and a leading provider of stock footage from the UK, has announced that it has won a competitive pitch to supply 210 hours of stock footage to Digital Images for Education, an initiative funded by JISC Collections. The footage will be used to launch a collection of video footage and stills available free of charge to UK higher and further education institutions starting in the summer of 2010. “Moving imagery is increasingly in demand in the education market and ITN Source is a major player in this space, both in the UK and beyond” stated Neil Meadows, Sales Director of ITN Source. “This is a fantastic opportunity to provide students with great editorial led content that will enhance their understanding of how Britain was shaped over the last 25 years .We thank JISC Collections for choosing to work with us and look forward to the launch of a successful project.”
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Global ImageWorks now representing Soul Train TV clips
Global ImageWorks, a stock footage company from New Jersey, has announced that it has been appointed the exclusive worldwide clip licensing representative of the iconic television show, Soul Train on behalf of Direct Holdings Americas Inc. The deal includes the clip licensing of over 1100 weekly Soul Train Episodes, 20+ Soul Train Award Shows , and all the Specials and Anniversary Shows . Best remembered for its indelible cultural impact, Soul Train (1971-2006) is also one of the most successful shows ever created, holding the record for the longest, first-run, nationally syndicated television show ever.
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iSyndica releases video syndication tool for microstock distribution
iSyndica, a cloud-based digital media distribution platform based in Nashua NH, has built a business allowing mictrostock photographers to submit images to their site to be automatically distributed to multiple microstock sites. The business has just announced that I has developed a similar virtual-distribution server for video syndication. With iSyndica, users upload their content once and then choose the channels over which they want to distribute it.
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Image Source producing ‘Cross-Media Packs’ with video & stills from the same production
Image Source, a leading producer of royalty free stock imagery for London, has announced that it has begun marketing a new stock licensing product called a ‘Cross-Media Pack’ featuring matched high-end stills and motion using the same premium models, styling and location all under one simple, royalty free licence. The media is intended for use in multi-media campaigns where both video and still images can be used to support a consistent branding message.
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ITN Source launches “New Classics” vintage footage collection
ITN Source, a division of ITN and a leading provider of stock footage from the UK, has announced that it has launched a new footage collection entitled ”New Classics” featuring more than 10,000 hours of digitized footage covering historic events between 1896 and 1970. New Classics footage has been plucked directly from ITN Source’s partners including Reuters, ITN, Fox Movietone, Images of War and Paramount.
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Global ImageWorks to make footage database searchable through Footage.net
Global ImageWorks, a boutique full-service stock footage company, has signed a deal with Footage.net, the stock footage search engine, to make its entire database avialble on the Footage.net search platform. “We are extremely pleased to have Global ImageWorks on board,” said Footage.net president Domenick Propati. “At Footage.net, we’re focused on making footage research as simple and efficient as possible. The addition of this unique, high-quality collection to our search platform will greatly enhance our ability to help footage users discover the best motion content as quickly and easily as possible.”
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BBC renews partnership with Youtube
BBC Worldwide and YouTube has announced that it has renewed their global partnership for BBC Worldwide YouTube channels and short-form videos. The extension ensures that the BBC’s most watched and beloved programming, like “Doctor Who”, “Top Gear” and “The Mighty Boosh”, remain available to YouTube’s massive online audience. “The BBC is renowned for high quality programming and we’re thrilled to expand and deepen our relationship with them,” said Patrick Walker, YouTube’s Director of Video Partnerships. “The demand on YouTube for compelling, thought provoking, and entertaining videos like those offered by BBC Worldwide increases every day and we look forward to connecting both existing fans and new viewers with their content.”
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Focal International celebrates with annual award ceremony for stock footage industry
FOCAL International, a trade body representing footage archives, researchers, consultants, and facility houses in the UK and worldwide, has announced that on May 5th it celebrated their 6th annual “FOCAL International Awards” in association with AP Archive at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London. The evening welcomed a host of footage archive executives, researchers, technicians and other media professionals from the UK and around the world, including France, Ireland, Germany, Canada the USA.
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Oddball Film+Video building archive of quirky and unusual footage
Oddball Film+Video, a stock footage company based in San Francisco, has announced that it has recently added several interesting new collection to its archive including rare 1960s surf footage, licensed footage for Marlon Brando and Barak Obama docs, and exclusive footage in South India for Global Performance Media for their feature “Beard Club” a film exploring the social politics of facial hair.
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Framepool now representing footage from the National Film Board of Canada
Framepool, a stock footage licensing company based in Munich Germany, has announced that it has completed an agreement with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), Canada’s public film producer and distributor. The NFB produces and distributes innovative, socially relevant documentary, animation, alternative drama and digital media productions. In total, the NFB has produced over 13,000 productions which have won over 5,000 awards so far including 12 Oscars. “Our collection represents premium motion content in terms of quality, creativity and uniqueness. One can see that Framepool is run by filmmakers who are as passionate when it comes to films as we are at the NFB. That’s why we have partnered with Framepool,” explains Johanne St-Arnauld, Director General, Distribution, at the NFB.
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BBC Motion Gallery contributes to the O2’s British Music Experience
BBC Motion Gallery, the clip sales arm of BBC Worldwide, has licensed classic pop footage to the new British Music Experience exhibition at the O2 centre. The new exhibition will be a permanent addition to the O2 Centre and promises to bring the history of British pop culture to life with a unique display of art effects and iconic memorabilia. BBC Motion Gallery’s footage will be on display at the entrance to welcome visitors with clips from memorable moments such as Elton John posing for press outside the White House, Bob Geldof surrounded by children in Ethiopia, Tony Blair shaking the hand of Noel Gallagher at Number 10 as well as performance footage obtained from BBC Motion Gallery’s representation deal with youth charity The Prince’s Trust.
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Thought Equity Motion and NCAA bring March Madness Videos to the iPhone
Thought Equity Motion, Thought Equity Motion, a leading source of film, video and music content, has announced a partnership with the NCAA to bring thrilling NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship videos to the iPhone. The NCAA Highlights iPhone app includes 18 original never-before-seen video programs, including 2009 tournament previews, unforgettable tournament moments and NCAA music videos featuring hits from Motown artists celebrating the 50th anniversary of Motown this year. The iPhone app can be downloaded for free from the iTunes store.
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Aurora photos launches new media production company Aurora Novus
Aurora Photos, a stock photography agency headquartered in Portland, ME, has announced the launch of a west-coast video and motion production company called Aurora Novus. The new business will focus on creating motion picture and interactive content for current and potential clients seeking to brand an online identity through visual storytelling. “Embracing the current shift towards online storytelling seems clear. Providing high-quality content for this community is a natural linear extension of what we already do as a top-tier visual provider.” Stated Jose Azel, president of Aurora Photos.
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ITN Source contributes to Aernout Mik‘s Raw Footage installation at The Hayward
ITN Source, a division of ITN and a leading provider of stock footage from the UK, has announced that it has supplied approximately two hours of footage to artist Aernout Mik‘s Raw Footage installation, which opens at The Hayward, London on February 18th and runs until May 4th. The video piece features discarded news footage that depicts the disturbing normality of day to day fighting and living in a war zone. Shot by ITN cameramen during the war in former Yugoslavia, Mik’s installation shows people going about their lives when gunfire and shelling seizes. Raw Footage includes a collage of animals during wartime, kids imitating the gunfire and exhausted soldiers taking a nap on the street. “It was really interesting for me to work with ITN Source making Raw Footage, because I got access to hours and hours of raw material from the war in former Yugoslavia. And with raw I mean really raw; completely unedited, not pre-selected or whatsoever, all the original footage that was inside the camera. This raw material enabled me to go in a completely new direction with my works,” stated Aernout Mik.
