Earlier this year, we announced the arrival of Brendan Quinn, the new managing director of the International Press Telecommunications Council. Read more...

The International Press Telecommunications Council is happy to announce that RightsML, IPTC’s Rights Expression Language for the media industry, has been updated to version 2.0. Read more...

... the image business in a changing environment By Sarah Saunders The web is a Wild West environment for images, with unauthorised uses on a massive scale, and a perception by many users that copyright is no longer relevant. So what is a Smart Photo in this environment? The IPTC Photo Metadata Conference 2018 addressed the challenges for the photo industry and looked at some of the solutions. Read more...

By Jennifer Parrucci from IPTC member New York Times Read more...

As announced in late April, Brendan Quinn is succeeding Michael Steidl in the position of Managing Director of IPTC in June 2018. Read more...

An updated version 2.27 of NewsML-G2 is available as Developer Release Read more...

The new Video Metadata Hub Recommendation 1.2 supports videos as delivered by professional video cameras by mapping their key properties to the common properties of the VMHub - see  https://iptc.org/std/videometadatahub/mapping/1.2 - the new mappings are shown in columns at the right end of the table. Read more...

“Chasing the SmartPhoto” is the theme of the IPTC Photo Metadata Conference 2018. In the day-long conference, session speakers will examine the image business in a changing environment as new technologies, new devices and Artificial Intelligence will be game changers in the coming  years. The Conference will be held in Berlin (Germany) on 31 May 2018. More details and how to register can be found at www.phmdc.org. Read more...

The International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC) has named Brendan Quinn as its new managing director. Read more...

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