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Q&A: Jonathan Klein of Getty Images and Kakul Srivastava of Flickr
The heads of two major photography brands, Getty Images and Flickr, explain the partnership between the companies and what it means for photographers.
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Getty Images Sale Complete
Following its sale to private equity firm Hellman and Friedman, Getty Images will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday.
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Shareholders Approve Getty Images Sale
At a meeting Friday, Getty Images shareholders rubber-stamped the sale of the company to private equity firm Hellman & Friedman.
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Getty Memo Shows Impact of Web, Microstock
A previously confidential memo offers new estimates on the size of the stock imagery market. Also: Getty considers AP Images a bigger competitor than Jupiterimages.
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Getty Shuffles Exec Team; Klein Staying In New York
As Getty prepares to go private, top sales exec Bo Olofsson plans to resign, Nicholas Evans-Lombe has been promoted to chief operating officer, and CEO Jonathan Klien will remain in New York.
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Getty Says Merger May Not Happen Until Q3
Getty Images reported a decline in profits for the first quarter, and now says its expected sale to a private equity firm may happen in the third quarter.
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LuckyOliver Founder Cites Lost Momentum In Shutting Site
LuckyOliver is one of several smaller micropayment stock imagery sites that emerged in the last two or three years. Facing a shortage of funds, it will shut down May 15.
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Getty Could Still Accept Better Merger Offer
A mystery company identified as "Strategic Party C" still has until April 4 to make a bid for Getty. Google, Adobe, News Corporation and Sony are among those mentioned. (Updated.)
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Getty: iStockphoto Sales Could Total $262M In 2012
Getty Images's iStockphoto is already growing on a massive scale, according to figures made public Thursday. Meanwhile, Getty expects traditional stock licensing to fall 25 percent by 2012.
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Jupitermedia: Record Revenues, Concern About Economy
The stock image distributor reported revenue of $140 million in 2007 and offered a conservative forecast for the first part of 2008.
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Stock Tips: News From Photo Agencies
Jupitermedia misses another financial report, Fotolia's Infinite Collection adds a new partner, PACA remembers Kinne, plus lots of deals and partnerships.
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Q&A: Jonathan Klein On The Getty Sale
The Getty Images CEO says this deal means continuity for employees and photographers. Klein says he is remaining with the company and does not anticipate any staff cuts.
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Getty Images Board OKs Private Equity Sale
Under the proposed deal, Getty will be acquired by Hellman & Friedman, a private equity firm with expertise in media investments, for about $2.4 billion.
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Citing Slow Economy, Masterfile Cuts 30 Jobs
Company president Steve Pigeon says his stock agency has noticed a slowdown in ad business that may be related to a recession. Most of the layoffs were production staff.
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Is $7 The Magic Number For Microstock?
As Corbis readies its first marketing push for SnapVillage, its unique variable prices are averaging about $7 per image -- just as competing sites are raising prices to $5 to $10.
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Report: Getty Images Unlikely To Be Sold
No one has bid higher than Getty's $1.6 million market cap, making a sale unlikely, The New York Times reported Monday.
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Stock Tips: News From Photo Agencies
An update on Photolibrary's work cleaning up the Index Stock mess, new pricing at Fotolia, Dreamstime offers a new editorial license, and more deals and announcements.
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Adobe Stock Photos Gets The Ax
Adobe says it will discontinue its stock photo service, which was part of the Creative Suite software, on April 1.
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Getty Reports Annual Revenue Of $858 Million
CEO Jonathan Klein says Getty's top priority is to stabilize its creative stills business, which has suffered from declining volumes and prices.
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