TIGA, the trade association representing the UK
games industry, today announced Getty Images as their
newest member.
Getty Images is one of the world’s leading creators
and distributors of still imagery, video and multimedia products, as well as a
recognised provider of other forms of premium digital content, including
music. Serving customers in over 100 countries, Getty Images is the first
place creative and media professionals turn to discover purchase and manage
images and other digital content.
Getty Images Music currently licenses more than
200,000 tracks per year across film, television, movie trailers, commercials
and multimedia projects globally and is dedicated to supporting content
creators, including contributors, artists, bands and composers.
Games
publishers and developers should consider Music by Getty Images as a full
service sync agency with a solution to fit every budget and creative
requirement. Their core offering is an extensive, 125,000 track library of
non-royalty bearing and pre-cleared music carefully sourced from real artists
and partners such as Atom Factory started by music heavy weights Paul
Stewart and Troy Carter and US production music specialists Ah2 ideal for casual gaming.
With a worldwide
network of artists, managers, labels and in house music supervision expertise Getty
Images can also offer bespoke composition /scoring and handle licensing of
commercial tracks.
Richard Simon, Business Development
Manager for Getty Images explains the reason why he decided to join TIGA:
“Our extensive music portfolio is
perfectly suited to use within gaming. With our recent partnership
announcements with Atom music licensing, Ah2 and Indaba music, music is a key
focus for Getty Images and we are excited to be a part of TIGA.”
Dr Richard Wilson, TIGA CEO welcomed the organisation to TIGA:
“TIGA is relentlessly focused on helping UK game developers and
developer-publishers to succeed and to make the UK the best place in the world
to do games business. To achieve these objectives, TIGA is constantly looking
for new partners who can work with game developers and developer-publishers to
enhance their games. Getty Images provides several new services which will be
valued by game developers. We welcome Getty Images to TIGA.”
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Notes to editors:
About TIGA:
TIGA is the trade association representing the UK’s games industry. The
majority of our members are either independent games developers or in-house
publisher owned developers. We also have games publishers, outsourcing
companies, technology businesses and universities amongst our membership. In
2010 TIGA won two business awards including ‘Trade Association of the Year’
from the Trade Association Forum.
In 2011, TIGA won six business awards
including ‘Trade Association of the Year’ from the Trade Association Forum and
‘Outstanding Organisation’ from the Chartered Management Institute. Richard Wilson won the ‘Leadership Award’
from the Trade Association Forum and the ‘Outstanding Leader’ award from the
Chartered Management Institute. TIGA is an Investors in People organisation.
TIGA's vision is to make the UK the best place in the world to
do games business. We focus on three sets of activities: political
representation, generating media coverage and developing services that enhance
the competitiveness of our members. This means that TIGA members are
effectively represented in the corridors of power, their voice is heard in the
media and they receive benefits that make a material difference to their
businesses, including a reduction in costs and improved commercial
opportunities.
For further information, please contact Dr Richard Wilson, TIGA CEO on:
07875 939 643, or email richard.wilson@tiga.org.