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ZUMA's Award-Winning Sports Division Grows Leaps and Bounds
Laguna Beach, CA - September 9, 2004
Today ZUMA Press announced a content partnership with Icon Sports Media, Inc., a leading digital sports press photography agency and wire service. ZUMA now syndicates Icon's award-winning sports imagery worldwide, excluding France, Italy and Japan.
Founded in 1999 by former Allsport/Getty employees and sports-photography veterans, Icon captures the defining moments of professional, college and amateur sports and star athletes. Beginning today, Icon's daily news feeds will be pushed over ZUMA's international wire service, and in the weeks ahead, Icon's image archive will be phased into ZUMA's cutting-edge online image database for access by ZUMA clients around the globe.
"I am very pleased about closing this deal with Icon Sports Media," says Scott Mc Kiernan, ZUMA's director and founder. "The agency has done a stellar job of attracting high-end action shooters like Tom Hauck, John Cordes and Tony Donaldson, among others. With such great content, I am confident we can grow their international presence," he says.
Today's partnership with Icon follows two other content deals ZUMA made with top sports agencies abroad: Empics (U.K.) and Panoramic Agence de Presse (France).
About ZUMA Press
Incorporated in 1995 by photojournalists for photojournalists, ZUMA Pres is now the world's largest independent press agency and wire service. Establishing the first Website for image download back in early '90s, ZUMA now represents over 1,200 photographers worldwide and 33 of the best picture agencies around the globe, as well as over three dozen major newspapers. ZUMA photographers have won numerous awards, including the Pulitzer, World Press, BOP and POY.
ZUMA properties include: Bearing Witness Book Series, picture books that have to seen; DOUBLEtruck magazine, the ultimate showcase of cutting-edge photojournalism; Keystone Picture Agency, the best visual history of the 20th century and beyond; KONA Pictures, art and commerce with flair; zReportage.com, the high-end, elite photojournalism service; and ZUMA Press, the flagship premium wire service for news, entertainment and sports pictures!
For more information, visit ZUMApress.com.
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