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ZUMA Press Seals Another New Distribution Deal
Popular ZUMA Collections Now Available as Screen Savers via Eyetide.com
Laguna Beach, CA - May 14, 2003
Today ZUMA Press (www.ZUMApress.com), one of the world's leading providers of digital photography, announces a partnership with Eyetide Media, Inc. (www.eyetide.com), developer and operator of the Eyetide Service, the leading software service for the sale and distribution of great collections of digital photography and other content.
Under terms of the deal, PC users can purchase popular ZUMA Press collections of high-resolution images, displayed on their PC in full-screen format and as a screensaver, utilizing Eyetide's interactive platform, the Eyetide Viewer.
Initial ZUMA content available at www.eyetide.com includes "Celebrity Homes," "Hot Catwalk Models," "Surf Girls," "Cats" and "Dogs." Many more great ZUMA collections will be added in the days and weeks ahead.
"The Eyetide deal follows our broader effort to diversify our license channels," says Bill Radtke, ZUMA's vice president of worldwide business development. "As a full-service picture agency we typically license our images to leading media or creative professionals. Eyetide offers a unique and innovative way of delivering images directly to a new audience base: the general public. This is a definite shift in sales approach for us that we expect will continue to grow," he says.
"Eyetide is excited to offer great ZZUMA collections alongside of other internationally recognized sources, including those from Magnum Photos to the millions of customers who have downloaded Eyetide software. This transaction is consistent with Eyetide's ongoing effort to bring more choices to our ever-growing network of digital photography fans," says Lars Albright, Eyetide founder and vice president of corporate development.
About Eyetide Media, Inc.
Eyetide operates a client/server software service that hundreds of thousands of consumers use each month to access and display great digital images and other digital content (audio and video) from media companies and rights owners and share their own images with friends and family. The backbone of Eyetide's service is a client/server content distribution and an e-commerce system that features Eyetide's Interactive Photo Viewer and Screensaver. Consumers download photos, video and audio directly to their desktops while content owners retain control of usage rights. Content owners either charge consumers for a specific content package or offer free packages as part of a marketing campaign. Eyetide is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with offices in New York City. Eyetide's content clients include HBO, Warner Movies, Sony Pictures, Magnum Photos, ZUMA Press, Major League Baseball and Nascar.com, among others. For more information about Eyetide, please visit www.eyetide.com.
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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