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Hamburg (ots) - Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) and The Associated Press (AP) are
expanding their relationship. Effective immediately, dpa is taking over the
sales and marketing of AP's video news and live video services in Germany,
Austria and Switzerland, thereby expanding dpa's existing video offering. This
exclusive agreement opens up further growth opportunities for dpa in the video
sector and strengthens their market position. AP, in turn, benefits from dpa's
wide customer relationships in the German-speaking world and the availability of
AP's video alongside dpa's growing video offering. The two news agencies
announced the move jointly today.
"The partnership with AP generates tangible added value for our customers. They
receive an attractive and comprehensive video offering from a single source,
combining regional, national and international moving-image content with live
video," says dpa CEO Peter Kropsch. "At the same time, the partnership
demonstrates the opportunities that arise when independent news agencies combine
their strengths. Fact-based news is an essential foundation for democratic
awareness and decision-making. Our collaboration helps to safeguard this
foundation, in a media landscape increasingly shaped by video and artificial
intelligence."
"AP and dpa have worked closely together for more than a decade, and this
agreement reflects our shared commitment to independent, fact-based journalism
and to meeting the changing needs of our customers," says AP President and CEO
Daisy Veerasingham. "By bringing together the strengths of both organizations
across formats, we can provide customers with a broader range of high-quality
news and develop new services for a rapidly changing market."
The collaboration strengthens AP's position as one of the world's leading
providers of news video, combining its global reach with dpa's longstanding
client relationships in the region. Media organizations in German-speaking
countries thus gain access to a comprehensive range of video content from a
single source that includes AP material with an international focus, as well as
unparalleled coverage of the U.S..
AP and dpa have had a text and photo agreement since 2013, under which dpa
markets AP's photos in Germany and Austria, and AP's text throughout the DACH
region. This agreement is also extended for a further 10 years and sits
alongside this new video agreement.
About dpa
The German Press Agency (dpa) was founded in 1949 and is one of the world's
leading independent news agencies. dpa supplies media groups, companies and
organisations with editorial content. This includes texts, photos, videos,
graphics, radio reports and other formats. As an internationally active agency,
dpa reports in seven languages. Approximately 1,000 journalists work from around
130 locations in Germany and abroad. Around 170 German media companies are dpa
shareholders. The central editorial office, headed by Editor-in-Chief Sven
Gösmann, is located in Berlin. The executive board, headed by CEO Peter Kropsch,
is based at the company's headquarters in Hamburg. The Chairman of the
Supervisory Board is Daniel Schöningh (Münchener Zeitungs-Verlag GmbH & Co. KG,
Munich).
At home and abroad, media with various editorial orientations place their trust
in dpa's non-partisan, neutral and verified reporting. dpa works according to
the principles laid down in its statutes: independent of world views, commercial
enterprises or governments. dpa rejects financial contributions from government
agencies, companies and private individuals. dpa only accepts project-related
funding in a small number of selected cases and after careful consideration. A
list of these projects can be found on our website.
About AP
The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to
factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of
fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the
technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world's
population sees AP journalism every day. Online: http://www.ap.org/
Pressekontakt:
dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH
Jens Petersen
Head of Corporate Communications
Phone: +49 40 4113 32843
Email: mailto:pressestelle@dpa.com
Patrick Maks
Director, Media Relations and Corporate Communications
The Associated Press
mailto:Pmaks@ap.org
Weiteres Material: http://presseportal.de/pm/8218/6371467
OTS: dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH
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