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12 January 2010 The Associated Press and Aflo Co Ltd Announce Photography Sales Partnership
Tokyo: The Associated Press, the world's largest news organisation, and Aflo Co Ltd, Japan's leading photo agency, have announced a new partnership for sales of AP's award-winning photography within the Japanese territory.
Starting on 1 February 2010, Tokyo-based Aflo will become the sole agent representing AP Images, the commercial photo archive arm of the Associated Press, within Japan.
This new arrangement means Aflo will manage the needs of AP Images' existing and new Japanese customers. Aflo will also assume responsibility for all customer contact and billing for payment on behalf of AP Images within the territory.
Two key benefits for both new and existing customers are that AP's photography will now be available with Japanese captioning via Aflo's e-commerce website, and that local customer support will be provided seven days-a-week by staff based in Aflo's offices in Tokyo.
"AP is very fortunate to have found a content sales partner as well-established and respected as Aflo", said Daisy Veerasingham, Vice President of International Sales for the Associated Press. "We are very confident that this new arrangement will enhance the customer experience for businesses within Japan wanting to license AP's world-class photographic images".
Koji Aoki, President of Aflo Co Ltd, said: "Having won 30 Pulitzer Prizes for news photography, AP continues to be the most sought after source of daily news, entertainment, sports and lifestyle images for print, web and mobile platforms. Aflo will be ensuring that customers within Japan continue to have fast and easy access to this historical archive, with the added advantage of receiving Aflo's high level of customer service and local knowledge".
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Aflo Co Ltd
Aflo Co Ltd is one of Japan's largest providers of still and moving imagery. Aflo offers over six million still images and video clips for commercial use. Aflo sources and creates rights-managed images, royalty-free images, subscription images and editorial content for clients worldwide 24/7 via its e-commerce website: www.aflo.com.
www.afloimages.com.
AP Archive
AP Archive is the video footage collection of The Associated Press, with material dating back to the beginning of the 20th Century. With an archive of over 700,000 stories, it is rich in its coverage of events, war and conflict, politics, disasters, environment, culture, social history, human interest, science, entertainment and sport. The collection is updated daily with the global news coverage of AP Television News and contains footage from many major content partners including ABC News, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and China State Television.
www.aparchive.com
The Associated Press
The Associated Press is the essential global news network, delivering fast, unbiased news from every corner of the world to all media platforms and formats. Founded in 1846, AP today is the largest and most trusted source of independent news and information. On any given day, more than half the world's population sees news from AP.
For further information, please contact:
Mark Eite
Director of Business Development
Aflo Co Ltd
Email: Mark Eite
Tel: +81 3 5550 2120
Chie Tsuda
Sales Manager
AP Images (Japan)
Email: Chie Tsuda
Tel: +81 3 6215 8977
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