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Corbis + Getty: Bill Gates’ sale of Corbis Images to Chinese firm sets up distribution deal with rival

by Todd Bishop on January 22, 2016January 23, 2016 at 7:25 am 6 Comments

Two of the world’s leading photographic libraries, longtime rivals in the industry, are joining forces as a result of a pair of deals announced today. Seattle-based Corbis, owned by Microsoft co-founder… Read More

Report: Bill Gates-owned Corbis photo company cutting 15 percent of workers

by Jacob Demmitt on November 5, 2015November 5, 2015 at 8:01 am1 Comment

Corbis, the image archiving company owned by Microsoft founder Bill Gates, is rolling out massive layoffs as the photo licensing business becomes increasingly challenging, according to a report from Bloomberg. The Seattle-based company has… Read More

Bill Gates-owned Corbis Entertaiment launches network for product placement

by Blair Hanley Frank on May 6, 2014May 6, 2014 at 10:47 amComment

Is that consumer product in that television show actually getting noticed by the intended audience? That’s one of the questions answered by a new product from Corbis Entertainment, a division of the… Read More

Bill Gates-owned Corbis buys crowd-powered photo newswire service Demotix

by John Cook on November 14, 2012November 14, 2012 at 8:16 am 3 Comments

Corbis is expanding its footprint in the arena of photojournalism, announcing today that it has purchased photo newswire Demotix for an undisclosed priced. Corbis had previously invested in London-based Demotix, which boasts… Read More

Tech Moves: Zones bolsters exec team; Bobber hooks gamification whiz; and more

by John Cook on May 24, 2012July 8, 2012 at 11:27 pmComment

Zones has kept a pretty low profile in recent the years, but the seller of technology products to businesses has been on an impressive growth path topping $1 billion in… Read More

Is Getty Images looking to go public, again?

by John Cook on May 23, 2012May 23, 2012 at 8:22 amComment

Getty Images, the Seattle-based provider of digital photos, videos and music, has hired investment bankers Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase & Co. to consider an initial public offering or possible… Read More

Bill Gates-owned Corbis faces $12.75M in damages in fraud case

by John Cook on May 16, 2012May 16, 2012 at 7:47 am 7 Comments

Corbis, the digital image company owned by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, must pay $12.75 million in damages as part of a three-year fraud and breach of contract case brought by… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Drugstore.com CEO Kal Raman hired at Groupon

by John Cook on April 26, 2012April 26, 2012 at 9:05 pm 3 Comments

Kal Raman, the former Amazon.com and drugstore.com executive who stepped down as CEO of Bellevue-based GlobalScholar last September, has been named senior vice president of Groupon overseeing operations in ten countries in… Read More

Corbis CEO Gary Shenk explains why they’re excited about music licensing

by John Cook on March 15, 2012March 15, 2012 at 11:21 pm1 Comment

We were pretty intrigued with the idea of GreenLight Music — the new digital music licensing business from Seattle-based Corbis — when we first wrote about it a couple weeks… Read More

Bill Gates-owned Corbis unveils an ‘iTunes for music licensing’ with GreenLight Music

by John Cook on March 6, 2012March 6, 2012 at 9:33 pm 5 Comments

Corbis may be best known for licensing digital images. But the Seattle company, started by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates in 1989, is expanding its footprint in the digital music arena… Read More

Bill Gates-owned Corbis buys LA product placement firm

by John Cook on January 9, 2012January 9, 2012 at 8:09 amComment

Product placements are everywhere, from movies to TV to city buses. Now, Corbis — the Seattle-based digital image company backed by Bill Gates — is making a big move into… Read More

Tech Moves: Banyan Branch expands; SonoSite taps a new CFO; Radarworks; and more

by John Cook on December 28, 2011March 15, 2012 at 1:34 pmComment

Banyan Branch, the fast-growing social media agency, has named Jennifer Blank Hecht to the positon of senior vice president of client services. She most recently worked at Wunderman where she… Read More

Q&A: How an automotive secret can make for better software

by Todd Bishop on September 21, 2011September 21, 2011 at 3:31 pm 2 Comments

Having studied the work of W. Edwards Deming and other pioneers in just-in-time auto production back in college, I was intrigued when I found out that a leading expert in… Read More

Corbis Images buys celebrity photo service Splash News

by John Cook on July 20, 2011July 20, 2011 at 1:09 pm 2 Comments

Corbis Images is bolstering its portfolio of photography of Angelina Jolie, Leanardo DiCaprio and other celebs. The Seattle company, owned by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, today purchase Los Angeles-based Splash… Read More