Press Release: NewsCom Partners with WireImage
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NewsCom Partners with WireImage
Photo service offers outstanding images to NewsCom customers
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 19, 2006) – NewsCom, a leading worldwide provider of news and visual content, is proud to announce that it has added WireImage and FilmMagic to its extensive roster of industry-leading content partners. WireImage specializes in entertainment and sports photography, including coverage of movie premieres, awards ceremonies, and charity events, the National Football League, the PGA TOUR and Major League Soccer.
“NewsCom is committed to offering our customers images from the industry’s leading content providers, and WireImage is a front-runner for entertainment and sports photography,” said NewsCom General Manager Bill Creighton. “NewsCom customers will be impressed with the depth and scope of coverage provided by WireImage.”
WireImage was launched in January 2001 and today has a roster of more than 1,700 photographers. Their images are frequently featured in major domestic and international magazines, newspapers, websites, television programs, advertisements and wireless applications.
“We're pleased to partner with NewsCom in making thousands of images available to the publishing community in a timely fashion,” said Marc Kurschner, Senior Vice President of Sales and Operations at MediaVast, Inc. “Faster access to relevant content is perfectly consistent with WireImage's core value proposition and NewsCom will leverage our key expertise in both quality of content and delivery.”
NewsCom now offers the following WireImage collections for editorial use by subscribers in the United States, Canada and Mexico:
· WireImage Entertainment is spearheaded by a team of veteran photographers whose privileged relationships with celebrities and publicists ensure WireImage’s unrestricted access to all entertainment events, including award shows, premieres, film festivals, concerts, fashion shows, and parties.
· WireImage Sports is the preferred partner of sponsors, licensees, and broadcasters. Most recently, three of the most prominent sports organizations have entrusted the agency with their photography needs through multi-year exclusive deals--the National Football League (NFL), the PGA TOUR, and Major League Soccer (MLS).
· FilmMagic provides media companies with immediate access to high-quality celebrity, music, and fashion photography. Launched in September 2002, FilmMagic has rapidly carved a solid reputation for its exclusive coverage, flawless editing, and keen understanding of the entertainment media.
About NewsCom: NewsCom is a world leader in providing publishers with high-quality content from a variety of global sources. A joint venture of Tribune Media Services and Knight Ridder, NewsCom provides access to more than 15 million visuals and stories from 95 content providers in one stop with a single password. NewsCom offers photos, graphics, news text, full-length text features, rights-managed and royalty-free images.
About WireImage: WireImage is the top-ranking digital photo agency and wire service for entertainment. Launched in 2001, WireImage has become the authority for celebrity imagery by bringing together a first-class delivery platform and the best photographic service team. WireImage has also brokered deals with major sports leagues, developed a significant stock photography offering and launched a video division. Today, the agency makes over 4.2 million images available to the world media on a daily basis through http://www.wireimage.com <http://www.wireimage.com/> . Headquartered in New York, WireImage has offices in Los Angeles, Miami, Las Vegas, Atlanta, London, Hamburg, Tokyo, and Sydney. WireImage also provides image syndication through a global network of agency affiliates in over 50 countries. WireImage is part of MediaVast, Inc., a leading provider of high-quality visual content and related services to the world media.
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