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COVID-19 impacts Photo-Me International passport photo business Earnings reports News 

COVID-19 impacts Photo-Me International passport photo business

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Photo-Me International plc, the instant-service equipment group, announced delayed results for the 18 months and 12 months ended 31 October 2020. The company reported revenue for the 18-month period was £310.2 million. For the 12-month period reported revenue was £186.3 million, 19.7% lower than in the previous 12-month period to 31 October 2019, reflecting the impact of the pandemic on... Read More
Adobe updates Photoshop for M1 Macs, adds Super Resolution to Camera RAW New Products News 

Adobe updates Photoshop for M1 Macs, adds Super Resolution to Camera RAW

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Apple’s new M1 mobile chip got a big endorsement from the graphics community with the release by Adobe Inc. of Photoshop for M1. The application now runs natively on the M1 chip and provides faster performance, the company said. “Our internal tests show a wide range of features running an average of 1.5X the speed of similarly configured previous generation... Read More
USPS announces next phase of organizational changes News 

USPS announces next phase of organizational changes

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The United States Postal Service (USPS) announced the next phase of its organizational changes, including district consolidations, centralization of marketing functions, and realignment of Logistics and Processing Operations, claiming these changes will drive efficiencies and better decision-making. Postmaster General and CEO Louis DeJoy provided details of the next phase of organizational changes he first announced in August 2020: District Consolidation... Read More
Leica Camera announces Leica Women Foto Project award winners Events News 

Leica Camera announces Leica Women Foto Project award winners

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Leica Camera USA announced the three recipients of its second annual Leica Women Foto Project Award. This prestigious award is a part of the Leica Women Foto Project, an ongoing commitment to diversity in visual storytelling to help empower the female point of view through photography. This year’s winners: Matika Wilbur, Karen Zusman, and Anna Boyiazis were awarded $10,000, a Leica Q2 (valued at $4,995) as well as... Read More
Hasselblad Heroines returns for third year News 

Hasselblad Heroines returns for third year

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Hasselblad Inc. announced its third year of Hasselblad Heroines. Through weekly spotlights over eight weeks, each Heroine will share their experiences in their career, challenges in the industry, and inspiration in their art through short video interviews. By putting a spotlight on these talented creatives, Hasselblad Heroines hopes to encourage the next generation of female photographers to go against the... Read More
Kodak announces new capital sources, debt structure News 

Kodak announces new capital sources, debt structure

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Eastman Kodak Co. announced a series of financial transactions providing access to new capital, addressing maturing debt obligations, and strengthening the company’s ability to invest in strategic growth opportunities in print, advanced materials and chemicals, the company said. Kennedy Lewis Investment Management LLC has provided Kodak with an initial $225 million term loan and a commitment to provide delayed-draw term... Read More
WSJ: Shutterfly in talks to go public. Again. News 

WSJ: Shutterfly in talks to go public. Again.

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Less than two years since leading photo personalization company, Shutterfly Inc., went private through its acquisition by Apollo Global Management, the Wall Street Journal reports the company is in talks to go public as part of the latest wave of financial tools called “special-purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs.” According to the article by Cara Lombardo and Miriam Gottfried, Shutterfly is... Read More
Printful, Wix expand partnership to include warehousing News 

Printful, Wix expand partnership to include warehousing

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Online printing and fulfillment company Printful announced an expanded partnership with the Wix eCommerce platform, introducing warehousing and fulfillment services to Wix eCommerce merchants. Alongside Printful’s core print-on-demand offering, the new fulfillment services will enable merchants to store, stock, and ship orders, with expedited shipping options including same-day delivery. Wix eCommerce merchants can now store inventory created with Printful or... Read More
Vecnos updates IQUISPIN app to easily browse 360-degree content News 

Vecnos updates IQUISPIN app to easily browse 360-degree content

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Vecnos Inc., the company spun out of Ricoh Company, Ltd., announced a major update to IQUISPIN, a smartphone app for easy creation and sharing of 360-degree content. The update (v3.0.0), introduces SphereFlow, a completely new way to browse 360-degree content, plus other updates that make editing and sharing 360-degree photos to social media even easier. The app is available for... Read More
Glossy Finish named official photographer for Sports Force Parks in 2021 News 

Glossy Finish named official photographer for Sports Force Parks in 2021

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Sandusky, Ohio-based Sports Force Parks announced a new partnership with Glossy Finish to become the official tournament photographer for the 2021 season. The Glossy Finish professional photography staff will capture action shots to commemorate the athlete’s experience, and all photo packages are delivered on-site. The park’s ten fields include soccer/lacrosse and baseball/softball fields, and also include an ADA-accessible adaptive field... Read More
DJI launches drone with first-person-view and joystick control News 

DJI launches drone with first-person-view and joystick control

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DJI launched a new type of drone, the DJI FPV, which combines the first-person view of racing drones, the cinematic camera sweep of traditional drones, the safety and transmission technology of DJI’s consumer drones, and an optional single-handed motion controller that allows pilots to control the drone with just hand movements. “DJI has been redefining what drones can do since... Read More
PRINTING United Alliance, Idealliance officially merge News 

PRINTING United Alliance, Idealliance officially merge

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PRINTING United Alliance and Idealliance announced the two organizations have officially merged. PRINTING United Alliance will form an Idealliance Advisory Council comprised of the current Idealliance board officers and directors “to assist in continuing its global outlook for all partners in printing and packaging on industry standards and guidelines, and training and certification for professionals,” according to the announcement. Each... Read More
Vivid-Pix partners with achi, Tellegacy to provide research News 

Vivid-Pix partners with achi, Tellegacy to provide research

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Vivid-Pix, the provider of AI-powered image restoration software, announced at RootsTech Connect, it is partnering with achi and Tellegacy to provide academic and business research to help older adults and families and assist health providers. Vivid-Pix is also announcing ATV, a partnership with achi and Tellegacy to study and to improve older adult population health. Dr. Jeremy Holloway, Assistant Professor and... Read More
Industry Notes for the week of Feb. 26 News 

Industry Notes for the week of Feb. 26

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  Shutterfly settles Illinois biometric privacy suit Law360 reports Shutterfly has reached a preliminary agreement to settle a biometric privacy lawsuit filed against it under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). CES wrap up from Dealerscope Did you miss the virtual CES 2021? Dealerscope’s Jeff Dorgay has a recap here. It’s almost like the real thing. Financial News Best Buy reports... Read More