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Time Inc. teams up with Getty Images to launch LIFE.com
Time Inc. and Getty Images have announced that they have joined forces to launch LIFE.com in early 2009, a consumer website where users can interact with historic photos published in LIFE and iconic imagery from the Getty Images archives. LIFE.com will be jointly owned and operated by Time Inc. and Getty Images with Andy Blau (president of LIFE and SVP of Time Inc. Interactive) serving as the CEO, and Catherine Gluckstein (vice president of iStockphoto and Consumer Markets at Getty Images), as the CFO of the business. “Image search is the fastest-growing type of online search, and LIFE.com will satisfy the public’s desire for quality and relevant imagery through a visually pleasing and easy-to-browse website,” says Blau.
The collection contains the historic photos that LIFE published through the decades, in addition to many never-before-seen pictures of Hollywood stars, sports heroes, important people and events from the ‘30’s though the ‘90’s. “Only three percent of the LIFE archive has been seen by the public,” says LIFE.com editor Bill Shapiro. “This site will put everything on display. You’ll be able to look at the biggest events of yesterday and the stories making news today with just a couple of clicks.”
In addition to all of the historic images, LIFE.com will feature access to 3000+ new photographs from Getty Images, including today’s news, entertainment, sports, celebrities, travel, animals and many others.“LIFE.com brings together the two most-recognized brands in photography, making the defining images of our times even more accessible to people everywhere,” said Jonathan Klein, co-founder and CEO of Getty Images. “We are thrilled to partner with Time Inc. on the launch of this exciting new venture.”
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