Corbis Motion Announces Partnership with HD Broadcast Pioneer KOMO TV; Original Award-Winning HD Material Cornerstone of New Library.Business Editors SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 15, 2003 Corbis Motion(TM) (www.corbismotion.com), a leading provider of rights managed and royalty free stock footage, today announced an exclusive partnership with KOMO Komo Kommodore (German Squadron Commander) 4 Television in Seattle to produce and distribute HD content. KOMO 4 Television, the ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. affiliate station in Seattle, became the first commercial station on the West coast to transmit HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates in 1997. KOMO 4 has one of the premiere HD broadcasting facilities in the country, and has produced programming and promotional content ranging from business and technology to lifestyles and sceneries in high definition. With demand for HD original content growing in the production community, this partnership gives Corbis Motion a leading position as an HD source. "KOMO 4 has been at the forefront of HD production since the earliest days of it's adoption in the United States Adoption in the United States is the legal act of adoption, of permanently placing a person under the age of 18 with a parent or parents other than the birth parents in the United States. The 2000 census was the first census in which adoption statistics were collected. , and is leading the market in both creating and broadcasting in High Definition," said Rick Wysocki, Vice President of Corbis Motion Brands. "Iconic HD original footage remains a rare commodity, and our partnership with KOMO has given us solid foundation to meet customer demands with high quality content." "This partnership with Corbis Motion is an exciting new way for KOMO TV to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. our growing library of HD content," said Sandy Montgomery, Vice President and Station Manager of KOMO TV. "Together with Corbis Motion, we have demonstrated a commitment to advancing the use of high definition video, and see the stock footage marketplace as a strategic opportunity for us." Corbis Motion will begin fulfilling requests for footage from the KOMO 4 collection immediately, with production elements available to meet client demands for quick response times for both preview material and broadcast quality final elements. About Corbis Motion Corbis Motion is a division of Corbis(R) (www.corbis.com), one of the world's leading providers of digital photography, fine art, illustrations and other media. Corbis Motion offers a rich and diverse selection of moving images for use in advertising, corporate and media & entertainment projects. The Corbis Motion market-leading collections Hot Shots, Action Sports Adventure, and Film Bank feature lifestyle, business, history, sports, time lapse, CGI CGI in full Common Gateway Interface. Specification by which a Web server passes data between itself and an application program. Typically, a Web user will make a request of the Web server, which in turn passes the request to a CGI application program. and more from some of the world's leading media and entertainment companies, including Paramount Pictures, ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (R), Hearst Entertainment(TM) and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc(R)., among others, as well as footage from premium independent producers. Corbis Motion is accessible via the main Corbis website or directly at www.corbismotion.com. About KOMO Television KOMO 4 Television, an affiliate of the ABC Television ABC Television may refer to:
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