One Media iP Group Plc
("One Media", the "Group" or the "Company")
One Media signs an exclusive
exploitation deal with Getty Images for 'clips' from the Groups
moving image library rights.
One Media iP Group Plc (AIM: OMIP), a digital and technical
media content provider, which consolidates, exploits and monetises
intellectual property rights around music and video, is pleased to
announce that it has signed a new deal with Getty Images. The deal
will involve One Media supplying ‘clips’ from its growing video
content library to Getty Images for representation and exploitation
to Getty’s worldwide client base for multiple use in documentaries,
advertising and all moving image usages.
Getty Images is one of the most esteemed sources of visual
content throughout the world, with over 200 million assets
available through its industry-leading sites www.gettyimages.com
and www.istock.com. The distribution deal will see One Media create
thousands of clips from its archive to be made available to Getty
Image’s clients on the their web based platforms.
Michael Infante Chairman
& CEO of One Media commented, “Our video archive has grown
by acquisition over that last few years and we are pleased to
further exploit the content via a ‘clipping’ service and to
supply the world leader in image hire. Our Creative Technicians are
already trained and equipped to perform this function in-house and
have been successful in building billions of views with the
Company’s content for sites like You Tube. Content from Men
& Motors, Alien Autopsy and the HiBrow film catalogue together
with our cleared music video content will spearhead the
service”
Lee Shoulders, Director of
Video Content Development for Getty Images commented
“Getty Images is thrilled to be representing this unique
and extensive library from One Media”
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes
of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014.
One Media iP Group Plc
(http://www.omip.co.uk/)
Chairman and Chief Executive
Michael
Infante
Tel: +44 (0)175 378 5500
One Media iP Group Plc
(http://www.omip.co.uk/)
Corporate Communications
Alice
Dyson-Jones
Tel +44 (0)175 378 5501
Cairn Financial Advisers LLP
Nominated Adviser
Liam Murray / Jo
Turner
Tel: +44 (0)20 7213 0880
Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited
Broker
Karri
Vuori
Tel: +44 (0)20 7886 2500
Notes to Editors
Based at Pinewood Studios, One Media is an 'intellectual
property' (IP) owner and controller of rights within the digital
arena concerning music, video and digital distribution. The
consumer led but B2B (Business-to-business) operation looks to
exploit its catalogue of over 250,000+ music tracks and over 10,000
hours of video by recompiling the content for sale through over 600
digital music and video stores groups worldwide.
The Company has a team of Creative Technicians, all of whom are
YouTube certified, who digitise the content, create the metadata,
re-compile and prepare the digital music & video releases using
bespoke in-house developed software. Additionally, One Media makes
its library of content available for TV shows, movies, adverts and
websites requiring synchronised music. One Media focuses on music
performed by well-known artists from every genre, including; pop,
rock, reggae, R&B, children's music, karaoke, jazz, soul,
blues, rap, hip-hop, gospel, world-music, plus stand-up comedy,
spoken-word. In July 2014 the Group
acquired for a consideration of USD$1.6m the Point Classics classical music
library bringing the number to over 10,000 classical tracks now
available to the Group for exploitation. The Group owns all the
rights to the Men & Motors (originally Granada/ITV) TV shows
originally aired on British TV between 1996 and 2010. Comprising of
over 3500 shows is available for viewing on the Groups YouTube
Channel.
Recently the Group has developed a content discovery and
policing software service 'Technical Copyright Analysis Tool'
(TCAT) as a new service to record companies, publishers and law
firms searching information of artist and tracks on legitimate
digital stores. One Media is eligible for Enterprise
Investment Schemes ("EIS") and Venture Capital Trusts ("VCT").