Stock Media Marketplace Pond5 has announced that it has delivered the first official release of the Pond5 plugin, which gives editors instant access to over 2 million royalty-free video clips, music tracks, and sound effects – all from within the Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS6 and CC editing environments.
By pairing Pond5’s massive media library with Adobe’s award-winning software, Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 and CC users are now able to seamlessly make high-quality stock media content an integral part of their overall workflow. The free plugin allows video editors to easily import watermarked comps into their projects, edit and add effects, and then – with a single button – automate the entire process of purchasing, downloading, and replacing low-res previews with hi-res files.
Download the free plugin here

FOCAL International has established, in memory of Jane Mercer, a grant which is intended to provide assistance to those wishing to further their professional development in the audio-visual footage industry.
• The grant is aimed at those individuals who are either intending to develop a career in the audio visual footage industry or who are currently working in the industry.
• Closing date for 2014 applications 31st January 2014

Independent of stock footage library Absolutely Wild Visuals and Newsreel Archive, owner of the historic British Movietone Archive, have announced an exclusive worldwide distribution deal to represent Nine Network Australia’s entire collection of news and current affairs archive footage. AWV will be the exclusive agent for the collection within Australia and New Zealand, while Newsreel Archive’s international partner, AP Archive will market the collection throughout Europe, Middle East and USA.
Nine Network’s news content includes an impressive depth of national and international material from Nine Network’ showpiece programmes Nine News, 60 Minutes, A Current Affair, Sunday, Business Sunday, Nightline as well as The Today Show.

CEO of Newsreel Archive, Matt Miranda said “We are thrilled to be able to offer the iconic Nine Network news and current affairs archive to our local and international client base. Combined with the archives of AP Archive and British Movietone, AWV is now uniquely placed to be able to offer a complete range of 20th and 21st Century Australian and international news and current affairs footage from one single, convenient source. The combination of these premium news footage sources makes for an unrivalled offering in the Australian market.”

Managing Director of AWV, Bettina Dalton said, “The addition of the Nine news archive enables AWV to provide a one stop shop for its clients. We are now able to provide content from 1896, the first ever footage of Queen Victoria, through to news-breaking 60 Minutes stories from just a week ago. This opens up endless possibilities for documentary and television commercial producers, as we prepare to dive into Nine’s collection and uncover the really great gems of the last 50 years. In addition to news and current affairs, Nine’s collection extends into the much-loved Sunday and 60 minutes series whose production values have always resulted in enduring high quality content.

Stock Media Marketplace Pond5 is now supporting Redcode RAW (R3D) the native format for the popular RED series of ultra-HD cameras.
They say:“RED offers stunning resolution and colour depth, and enormous flexibility in post- production,” said Javier Salinas, Lead Video Curator. “We’ve been seeing an increasing amount of 4K and higher resolution footage coming onboard, and there’s fast-growing demand for it from our buyers. We’re proud to be leading the charge by becoming the first true marketplace to support R3D, making their pristine, customisable, professional-quality footage accessible to a wider audience.”
Pond5 also announced their stock video collection has doubled in size over the past year now offering over 2 million clips. Co-founder and CEO Tom Bennett says: “Thanks to the tens of thousands of artists around the world who have entrusted us to represent their content, we are rapidly expanding the size of our collection, as well as its quality and diversity,” said co-founder and CEO Tom Bennett. “We’ve found that by giving our artists greater freedom and control, we’ve ended up with higher-quality content, and more of it.”

Stock footage resource ITN Source in the UK are online with a handy 2014 Anniversaries and Events calendar with related historical clips.

IMPACT March 12-14, 2014 Turin, Italy – marketplace for factual content

Building upon the successful legacy of previous editions that took place in New York, Rome, London, and Toronto, IMPACT in Italy is a new take on the established genre and is a must-attend for all serious players in factual content.
From broadcasters, producers, archivists to noted figures in the history, biography and current affairs realm, IMPACT’s attendees are a veritable who’s who of the genre.

Unfolding over the course of two intense and productive days, IMPACT features an agenda crafted by practitioners, including:
• Keynotes, talks and multi-speaker sessions covering the most significant content production and development issues being faced today
• Screenings of the finest content, including a roundup of the best factual content from around the world
• An awards and recognition program that selects and honours the best factual content in the world
• Facilitated one-on-one meetings, enabling content executives to meet, buy, sell and collaborate
• Identification of new opportunities to influence viewers and monetize content in television, film, and digital media
• Stimulating intellectual & cultural performances, presentations, and activities
The early bird booking price is available to Jan 2014 here