Corbis Acquires Moving Image Company Sekani; Hires Long-Time Film Industry Executive Rick Wysocki to Run Moving Image Business.Business Editors, High-Tech high-tech also hi-tech adj. Informal Of, relating to, or resembling high technology. high-tech Adjective same as hi-tech Adj. 1. Writers SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 2002 Corbis(R) (www.corbis.com), the world's leading provider of photography and fine art under a single brand, today announced its acquisition of moving image company Sekani (TM)(www.sekani.com). Corbis also today named Rick Wysocki its vice president of moving images. Wysocki, a respected leader in the film industry, will lead Corbis' moving images business as the company extends its image offering more directly into that market. "The quality and diversity of moving imagery from Sekani is truly excellent," said Tony Rojas, Corbis President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , "and we are excited to add it to Corbis' offering. Additionally, we're thrilled thrill v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills v.tr. 1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly. 2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture. to welcome Rick Wysocki, as well as the talented team of moving imagery experts from Sekani, to the Corbis family." "The acquisition of Sekani by a world class organization like Corbis presents a huge opportunity for moving image content to grow on a digital platform," said Ron Bernard Ber·nard , Claude 1813-1878. French physiologist noted for his study of the digestive and nervous systems. , current CEO of Sekani and member of the group selling the business. "Sekani's content represents the ideal complement to the huge Corbis photography collection, and we are excited about the opportunity to be part of the Corbis organization." With the Sekani acquisition, Corbis now adds a comprehensive resource for high quality traditionally licensed and royalty free commercial moving images. This strengthens Corbis overall by giving it a solid position in a market space it believes will grow significantly as technologies advance. It also demonstrates Corbis' commitment to provide clients access to the best media content in the world. Whether it is photography, or now film, Corbis is dedicated to giving customers a diverse and compelling collection of image products so they may powerfully express their creative vision. Prior to Corbis' acquisition, Sekani was owned in part by Corbis, as well as by a venture capital group consisting of Infinity infinity, in mathematics, that which is not finite. A sequence of numbers, a1, a2, a3, … , is said to "approach infinity" if the numbers eventually become arbitrarily large, i.e. Capital Venture Fund, Comventures, Bessemer Ventures, Wakefield Group, and Waterview Partners. Under the terms of Corbis' acquisition, there will be no immediate changes to Sekani's offering or its online presence, and the company's ongoing operations will be unaffected in the short term. Over time, various activities will be integrated in order to benefit clients and expand Corbis' position in the marketplace. In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile , clients seeking motion imagery from Corbis can link to Sekani directly from the Corbis home page on the Web. Rick Wysocki comes to Corbis with extensive experience in the film industry. In addition to work as a producer and director of documentary films, he also has significant experience in the advertising industry as a production director and vice president of creative services Creative Services are a subsector of the creative industries, a part of the economy that creates wealth by offering creativity for hire to other businesses. Examples include:
About Sekani Sekani(TM) is the comprehensive resource for moving imagery worldwide. The company was formed in February 2000 by bringing together Second Line Search, the most relied upon source for research, rights and clearances and the well-respected group of stock footage companies, Action Sports Adventure, Film Bank and Hot Shots. Sekani footage licensing is divided into Traditional and Royalty Free, offering one of the largest, most diverse selections of moving imagery in the world. The collection is comprised of over 80,000 hours of exceptional contemporary and archival imagery including exclusive representation of some of the worlds most renowned companies. Headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , Sekani also has offices in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. and Germany, as well as sub-agent SUB-AGENT. A person appointed by an agent to perform some duty, or the whole of the business relating to his agency. 2. Sub-agents may be considered in two points of view. 1. representatives in 12 countries worldwide. More information is available at www.sekani.com. About Corbis(R) Corbis(R) is the definitive destination for photography and fine art in the digital age. With 65 million images -- 2.1 million on line -- it is the leading provider of digital images to the creative professional, business and consumer markets. Headquartered in Seattle, the privately owned company has office in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. , Dusseldorf and other locations worldwide. For more information about Corbis and its products and services, call 800/260-0444 or 425/641-4505, fax 425/746-1618, or visit the Web site at www.corbis.com. |
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