Getty Images Adds AP Archive to Its Rapidly Growing Film Collection

Getty Images Adds AP Archive to Its Rapidly Growing Film Collection

AP Archive Brings Global News and Personalities to Getty Images' Customers; BLOOMimage and FilmDisc Offer Expanded Range of Royalty-Free Content

SEATTLE, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Getty Images, Inc. (NYSE:GYI) today announced a distribution partnership with AP Archive, the third new major film collection added to the company's growing roster in the past month. As the world's most established news, sports and entertainment video source, AP Archive strengthens Getty Images' portfolio with powerful footage of historical events such as Hurricane Katrina and the Southeast Asian tsunami, as well as iconic personalities including the Dalai Lama, President Clinton and Nelson Mandela. Leveraging Getty Images' relationships with the creative industry adds an additional distribution path for AP Archive content.

"Partnering with Getty Images complements our own sales and marketing activities and allows AP Archive to continue its mission to deliver compelling content to communications professionals in every part of the licensing realm," said, Alwyn Lindsey, Head of Video Archives, Associated Press Television News. "Use of event driven content in the creative sectors is a new area of growth for us and Getty Images excels in dealing with these customers."

AP Archive joins other recently added rights-managed collections from dick clark productions, inc. and Discovery FootageSource. Further, as of today, new collections from BLOOMimage and FilmDisc have become a part of Getty Images' royalty-free offering, joining OmniReelLife, ReelHouse and Rocketclips among others.

"Our digital distribution model, customer base and industry leadership continue to attract well-known, quality partners," said Karen McLaughlin, Director of Image Partner Development, Getty Images. "Since the beginning of this year, Getty Images has added eight new collections to its film portfolio, offering an unparalleled amount of choice for our customers."

Showreels featuring compelling content from the AP Archive, as well as for the other recently added rights-managed collections from dick clark productions and Discovery FootageSource, are available at: www.gettyimages.com/filmspotlight . Clips from all of Getty Images' film collections, including BLOOMimage and FilmDisc, may be viewed at www.gettyimages.com/film .

About Getty Images

Getty Images is the world's leading creator and distributor of visual content and the first place creative professionals turn to discover, purchase and manage imagery. The company's award-winning photographers and imagery help customers create inspiring work which appears every day in the world's most influential newspapers, magazines, advertising campaigns, films, television programs, books and Web sites. Headquartered in Seattle, WA and serving customers in more than 100 countries, Getty Images believes in the power of imagery to drive positive change, educate, inform, and entertain. Visit Getty Images at www.gettyimages.com .

About AP Archive

AP Television News is the international television division of the world's largest and oldest news agency, The Associated Press. Its London-based archive, AP Archive, contains nearly 500,000 news and entertainment reports dating back to 1896. It has become the definitive source of footage for major news events such as the Kosovo war, 9/11, the conflict in Iraq and the Asian Tsunami, as well as major entertainment stories. Visit AP Archive at www.aparchive.com .

For more information please contact:
Molly Lohman, Getty Images, 206-925-6054, molly.lohman@gettyimages.com
Cara Jacobson, Edelman for Getty Images, 206-268-2203,
cara.jacobson@edelman.com

Source: Getty Images, Inc.

CONTACT: Molly Lohman of Getty Images, +1-206-925-6054,
molly.lohman@gettyimages.com; or Cara Jacobson of Edelman, +1-206-268-2203,
cara.jacobson@edelman.com, for Getty Images

Web site: http://www.gettyimages.com/

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