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July 2009
AP re-launches 'lost' archive
June 2009
'Soul Train' exclusive rep deal expands Global ImageWorks' music library
Bursary winner attends FOCAL International's Footage Training Week
Blue's raffle prizes and gun salute add excitement to new summer networking venue
HBO's legendary MARCH OF TIME® Newreels now online
Celebrated Prince’s Trust Concert Videos Available For Purchase And Download On iTunes
British Pathé Launches Dedicated Operation
BBC Earth brand debuts globally on YOUTUBE
ITN Source delves deep into archive to launch New Classics collection
May 2009
BBC Worldwide & YouTube renew partnership with the launch of new channels
HBO wins 8 Sports Emmy's
ITNSource.com and KPM Music’s PLAY Production service form online partnership
Roly Keating BBC's first Director of Archive Content inaugral speech online
ITN Source signs content deal with China’s largest foreign language education publisher
A very productive and busy year reported at FOCAL International's AGM
FOCAL International Awards press release
Lord Puttnam's FOCAL International Awards keynote speech and winners online
April 2009
Extreme Makeover for NHNZ Website
BBC Motion Gallery Signs Partnership With The England And Wales Cricket Board
Loss of former BFI Production Librarian and loyal FOCAL Member
BBC Resources becomes ‘BBC Studios and Post Production’ under new leadership
Framepool partners with National Film Board of Canada
Myvideorights.com signs deal with BBC Motion Gallery
Digital Rights Group a UK first on US platform HULU
March 2009
ITN Source takes a leading role in The Damned United, The Soloist and Looking for Eric
Luc Bourdon’s The Memories of Angels in the limelight
at the FOCAL International Awards
Rise and the Fall of the Berlin Wall
New German collections
at www.bridgemanart.com
Footage Farm acquires unique recent footage of the Israeli occupation in the West Bank
SKILLSET announces new archives skills programme
FOCAL Int announces FINAL NOMINATIONS for prestigious Footage Awards ceremony
BBC and BFI announce new partnership to bring archives to life
Fremantlemedia Enterprises unveils new archive pricing structure
AP Archive Goes Multimedia
3DD Produces ‘History Of Cannes’ With ITN Source
February 2009
BBC Motion Gallery supplies archive footage to Oscar Winning Man On Wire
BBC Motion Gallery Treads the Red Carpet
ITN Source puts footage in the frame at The Hayward
Thriving Archives Releases Footage Customer Survey Results
Film Images (Paris) at your disposal
WGBH Media Library and Archives announces findings of Assessment for Scholarly Use
January 2009
Moving Image Communications- Preserving the TV-am archive
Public Service Rights – the essential clearance guide
BBC Motion Gallery is Headed to the Oscars with Documentary Feature Nominees
Corbis and Thought Equity Motion to cross-distribute footage
J. Fred MacDonald's novel The History Shoppe available online and free of charge
Contemporary Films on the move
North West Film Archive wins a public vote
Exclusive Stories to the News Exchanges of the EBU
Index moves to Pinewood
December 2008
Raffle donations add Christmas cheer
Fremantlemedia Archives Gains Glitz And Glam In Celebrityfootage Representation Deal
From devastation to the Academy shortlist
BBC Motion Gallery's real-life footage illuminates the film industry
The first Spring cuckoo… on film
Photolibrary now offers music
ABC Bloopers on YouTube and other news
Imperial War Museum Film Find
BBC Motion Gallery Appoints New Sports Sales Manager
WGBH Stock Sales launches Digital Images Collections, Upgrades Site
Huntley Archives News
November 2008
BBC Motion Gallery to distribute Hollywood Reporter Footage
Asian News International signs multi-platform global representation deal with ITN Source
Now Online: "Europeana", Europe's Digital Library
6th Global FOCAL Footage Awards - Call for submissions
TK one & The Film Clinic form strategic alliance with the Ascent Media Group
FOCAL Researcher Meetings & MIPCOM reception
October 2008
UNESCO World Audio Visual Archive Day Report
Medicimage and Photolibrary sign international sales & marketing pact
ITN Source announces Diagonal View Joint Venture
BBC Motion Gallery signs representation deal with CITVC
SpecialistStock.com
- a new concept and a new collection
September 2008
BFI releases The Animals film on DVD
ITV Global Entertainment Ltd means business
Jane Mercer Footage Training Award - closing date for applications extended to 30 Sept
Footage Training Award winners give thanks
Clips & Footage scores exclusive UK rep deal with the Travel Film Archive & move office
AP Archive in Tie-In With Historic Films
August 2008
MUZU TV signs major musics content deal with ITN
The Associated Press Launches Enhanced Celebrity News Service
BBC Motion Gallery signs up the International Tennis Federation
July 2008
Clipcanvas: new stock footage service offers navigational search
BBC Motion Gallery to rep Princes Trust including Party in the Park rock concerts
June 2008
ITN Source signs exclusive global sales deal with Al Jazeera
BBC Motion Gallery Short Programmes Collection Now Available to Newscom Customers
BBC Opens up Motion Gallery to Thousands of Academics and Students in the UK
Cambridge Imaging Systems targets Imperial War Museum archive
DAX Archiving Solutions announces File and Folder Archive Software
MAY 2008
WGBH Stock Sales Announce New Partnership With Library Solutions UK
Framepool disco dancing guru grooves with DIESEL
Framepool Goes Hollywood
ITN Source signs representation deal with UTV
FOCAL International Awards Celebrate Winners
All Credit to The Telegraph
Independent on Sunday Credited With Award
Channel 4 and AP Archive in Footage Access Agreement
BAPLA - Look Who’s Coming to the Fair!
APRIL 2008
London memorial service for Julia Martin
Thriving Archives Launches Footage Buyer Survey
BAPLA - Doctoring a Massive Picture Archive
NFB Images Launches at Hot Docs 2008
Victoria for Framepool Viral
Moving Images Scores Storm Chaser Exclusive
ITN On produces original Margaret Thatcher covermount series for Telegraph Media Group
Tribute to Julia Martin by Alwyn Lindsey
MARCH 2008
FOCAL International Announce Final Award Nominations
JCAtv supports Sports Relief with Digital Media Distribution!
BFI announces two regional partner Mediatheques on anniversary of London launch
Huntley Film Archive - Unique Jewish London Archive
National Archives Chooses Digital Vision to Automate Film and Video Restoration
FEBRUARY 2008
Getty Images recommends $2.4 billion takeover by Hellman & Friedman
COI films come to BFI
ITN Source Names Ian CheeWah Managing Director to Lead its US Business
Framepool 360 is marketing worldwide exclusive content
JANUARY 2008
Getty Images Explores Strategic Alternatives
David Lean Centenary Celebrations Announced
Escape to the Skies with Four New HD Collections from Artbeats
BFI - The COI Collection
National Geographic First to Secure Worldwide Rights
BBC Motion Gallery licenses footage for “Charlie Wilson’s War”
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