DMLA Presents: Visual & Creative Styles of 2025 with Adobe’s Brenda Milis!

The Digital Media Licensing Association (DMLA) is hosting an exclusive webinar with Brenda Milis, Adobe’s Principal of Consumer and Creative Insights, as she unveils the top visual trends of 2025—the styles shaping commercial success and driving consumer engagement.

Welcoming Morena Pixels to CEPIC

We’re thrilled to welcome Morena Pixels as the newest member of CEPIC! Their mission to close the representation gap in stock media and provide high-quality, ethically sourced content for AI training aligns perfectly with our commitment to diversity and innovation in the industry.

Supporting Transparency and Copyright in AI: A Unified Voice for Europe’s Creative Industries

CEPIC and a coalition of leading creative organisations across Europe are urging the EU to improve the Second Draft of the General-purpose AI Code of Practice to align with copyright laws and safeguard creators’ rights.

Speed Dating A New Feature of CEPIC 2025

Get ready to energise your networking at CEPIC 2025 with our brand-new speed-dating sessions! Break the ice, make quick connections, and set the stage for meaningful business opportunities.

Getty Images and Shutterstock to Merge, Creating a Premier Visual Content Company

Getty Images Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GETY) and Shutterstock (NYSE: SSTK) today announced that they entered into a definitive merger agreement to combine in a merger of equals transaction, creating a premier visual content company. The combined company, which would have an enterprise value of approximately $3.7 billion, will be named Getty Images Holdings, Inc and will continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “GETY”.

Shutterstock and Lightricks lead the way in ethical AI development with new licensing model

Shutterstock has partnered with Lightricks to launch an innovative “research license” model, making ethical AI development more accessible for startups and smaller developers. By addressing challenges like unauthorised data scraping and high licensing costs, this partnership sets a new standard for transparency and responsibility in AI development.

Creative Rights In AI Coalition Calls On Government To Protect Copyright As GAI Policy Develops

The UK’s world-leading creative and tech sectors put it in a unique position to set a global standard for how both sectors can innovate together and continue to provide high quality services. Protecting copyright and building a dynamic licensing market for the use of creative content in building generative AI (GAI) isn’t just a question of fairness: it’s the only way that both sectors will flourish and grow.

Image agency Flora Press becomes part of Image Professionals

On 1 January 2025, the renowned Hamburg-based photo agency Flora Press will become part of Image Professionals, the leading provider of specialised photo agencies based in Munich. This collaboration enriches Image Professionals' portfolio with over one million premium images and exclusive features centered around gardening, decoration, DIY and food.

CEPIC 2025

CEPIC 2025 promises even more business opportunities – and more enjoyment – than ever before. Set in the South of France, it’s an unmissable opportunity to network with an array of visual media professionals from across the globe, make contacts and do good business.