donderdag, januari 19, 2006
Agentschappen moeten dokken voor handout foto's
Four news services, including The Associated Press, are refusing to pay a $1,200 fee imposed by NBC for photographs taken by the network inside the ballroom during the Golden Globe Awards.
The director of photography for NBC, Eric van der Werff, sent an e-mail Monday to AP, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Getty News Service and WireImage. It said that NBC imposed the fee because it bought a new computer server and is providing technical support for distribution of the "handout" photos.
The Golden Globes are presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which has a long-standing rule of allowing only one NBC photographer inside the ballroom. This year the NBC photographer is Paul Drinkwater.
Of the five affected agencies, only WireImage had paid the fee by Friday.
"We feel strongly that as the Golden Globe Awards show is an event of high public interest around the world, news agencies should be allowed independent access to the ceremony, as we are at other major award ceremonies," said Santiago Lyon, AP's director of photography.
Bron: Washington Post.
The director of photography for NBC, Eric van der Werff, sent an e-mail Monday to AP, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Getty News Service and WireImage. It said that NBC imposed the fee because it bought a new computer server and is providing technical support for distribution of the "handout" photos.
The Golden Globes are presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which has a long-standing rule of allowing only one NBC photographer inside the ballroom. This year the NBC photographer is Paul Drinkwater.
Of the five affected agencies, only WireImage had paid the fee by Friday.
"We feel strongly that as the Golden Globe Awards show is an event of high public interest around the world, news agencies should be allowed independent access to the ceremony, as we are at other major award ceremonies," said Santiago Lyon, AP's director of photography.
Bron: Washington Post.
# posted by Jan-Edward : 00:04
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