LOS ANGELES, April 18, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- PrimeZone Media Network and The Associated Press (AP) have signed an agreement which provides for the transmission of PrimeZone client photos across AP's U.S. network via the AP Photo Express service.
AP, the world's largest news-gathering organization, transmits to hundreds of news outlets through its Photo Express service, the industry's most sophisticated digital photo network.
"AP Photo Express is the premier service for delivery of graphics and photos to newspapers and other media outlets," said Tom Madden, CEO of PrimeZone. "We are pleased to be able to offer access to our clients for this state-of-the-art digital system. There is no better way to deliver photos to the nation's media."
"AP is pleased to expand our relationship with PrimeZone Media Network," said Mark Kaplan, director of AP Technology.
About AP
Founded in 1848, The Associated Press is the backbone of the world's information system, serving thousands of daily newspaper, radio, television and online customers with coverage in all media and news in all formats. It is the largest and oldest news organization in the world, serving as a source of news, photos, graphics, audio and video for more than 1 billion people a day.
AP's mission is to be the essential global news network, providing distinctive news services of the highest quality, reliability and objectivity with reports that are accurate, balanced and informed. AP operates as a not-for-profit cooperative with 3,700 employees working in more than 240 worldwide bureaus.
AP supplies a steady stream of news around the clock to its domestic members, international subscribers and commercial customers. It has the industry's most sophisticated digital photo network, a 24-hour continuously updated online news service, a state-of-the-art television news service and one of the largest radio networks in the United States. It also has a commercial digital photo archive, a photo library housing more than 10 million images and provides advertising management services.
The Associated Press has received 47 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other news organization in the categories for which it can compete. It has won 28 photo Pulitzers, the most of any news organization.
About PrimeZone Media Network
PrimeZone (www.primezone.com) was founded in 1998 by veterans of the press release newswire, media and technology industries. Utilizing the latest in communications technology, PrimeZone's multichannel delivery network provides real-time, simultaneous access to key audiences around the globe, including daily newspapers, wire services, the Internet, online services and databases, trade publications, institutional and individual investors, and consumers. PrimeZone offers a full suite of PR and investor relations services -- including IR Web sites, photos, webcasts, teleconferences, Edgar filing services, online annual reports, and targeting and measurement services -- to thousands of customers worldwide.
PrimeZone's international distribution delivers to more than 80 countries and in more than 20 languages throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East. Its comprehensive distribution network allows targeted distribution to international newswires and news agencies, print and broadcast media, magazines and trades, financial information providers, and Web-based news services.
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