MOCHILA BECOMES PHOTO POWERHOUSE
WITH NEW CONTENT PROVIDERS
New York, NY [July 2, 2007] – Mochila, the first global online media marketplace for print, video, and photo content, welcomes three of the world’s leading creators and distributors of visual content -- Getty Images, Inc., ZUMA Press and jupiterimages as its newest content providers, it was announced today by Mochila CEO Keith McAllister.
Mochila has become the prime destination for web-based and offline publishers to acquire the world’s best photos à la carte and on-demand. With Mochila’s dynamic publishing tools and content multi-media player which supports video, text, and images, publishers have a uniquely powerful opportunity to create compelling ad-supported slide shows for free and share in the advertising revenue.
“With the addition of these global leaders in photos, Mochila has become one-stop shopping for any publisher of any size who wants to acquire content,” said McAllister. “Particularly for web publishers who are building sites, Mochila is the place to go for content.”
Getty Images is the world’s leading creator and distributor of visual content, representing the finest and broadest imagery collections ranging from contemporary creative to news, sports, entertainment and archival imagery. With more than nine million images available online, the company’s award-winning photographers and imagery help to create inspiring work which appears every day in the world’s most influential newspapers, magazines, advertising campaigns, films, television programs, books and Websites.
ZUMA Press is now the world's largest independent press agency and wire service. ZUMA's staff of 50 represents over 1,200 photographers worldwide and over 30 of the best picture agencies around the globe, as well as over 100 papers and the daily feed and archive of 12 publishing giants. ZUMA photographers have won numerous awards, including the Pulitzer, World Press, Graphis, BOP and POY. ZUMA features a diverse library of over three million original pictures.
Jupitermedia Corporation, headquartered in Darien, CT, is a leading global provider of original information, images and digital content for information technology, business and creative professionals.
Jupitermedia includes jupiterimages, one of the leading images companies in the world with over seven million images online serving creative professionals with brands like BananaStock, Workbook Stock, Brand X, FoodPix, Botanica, Nonstock, The Beauty Archive, IFA Bilderteam, Comstock Images, Creatas Images, PictureQuest, Liquid Library, Thinkstock Images, Thinkstock Footage, Bigshot Media, Goodshoot, ITStockFree, Stock Image, Pixland, Photos.com, Ablestock.com, PhotoObjects.net, Clipart.com, FlashFoundry.com, AnimationFactory.com and RoyaltyFreeMusic.com.
Mochila came out of stealth mode in April 2006 and has not looked back since then with more than a thousand of the biggest and most powerful publishing companies in the world that own and operate thousands of newspapers, magazines, wire services and websites combined. Key members include:
- ACP Magazine, Advanstar, Editora Abril, Editora Globo, EMAP, Entrepreneur, ESPN Desportes, Future, Hachette Filipacchi Media US, Haymarket, Hearst Magazines, New Consumer, New York Magazine, Primedia, Publishers Group of America, Red Herring, Rodale, Scientific American, Seed Magazine, Vibe Media Group, and Working Mother Media
- Freedom Communications, Gatehouse Media, The Mainichi Newspapers, MediaNews Group, Metro International, The Independent, and The Korea Times
- The Associated Press, Content That Works, DPM News Agency, Jourdan Agency, Kyodo News, L.A. Times/Washington Post News Service, DPA, EFE, El Universal News Agency, GDA, Rasmussen Reports, and Ria Novosti
- About.com, BabyCenter, Crave Online Media, Ford Models, JamboTV, MeeVee, MSN, MSNBC.com, CNET Networks, iParenting.com, ITN Source, Powered, Sherman’s Travel, Smashtube, The Knot, TPM Media, UPI and WCities
Mochila (www.mochila.com) is the world’s only syndication service to allow editors the ability to easily and instantaneously acquire the highest-quality rights-managed content a la carte and on-demand. Mochila provides simple but powerful tools for content sellers to set licensing rules, including pricing, embargoes, exclusions and other business terms. Mochila gives content sellers the ability to easily reach new markets while protecting their current business relationships.
Mochila members can also choose to earn advertising revenue through its unique online ad-supported model, Mochila AdMatch. With Mochila AdMatch, content is free and advertising revenue is shared by the buyer, content owner, and Mochila. Currently, ads are provided from Mochila’s ad network partners, 24/7, Quigo and Tacoda.
And all these services are also available to Spanish-language media around the world through Mochila Espanol.
Mochila, the world’s first and only online media marketplace, where members can Buy, Sell, and Earn.
Contact:
Craig Calder
212-587-5381
ccalder@mochila.com
