Camcorder maker GoPro has launched a content licensing portal for global ad brands and ad agencies to license videos and images. The content will be provided by GoPro as well as GoPro ‘creators’. The company claims that the portal will help professionals clear copyrights and likeness rights, provide access to creators’ content, search, download and preview content to license for use in ads, news and other media. GoPro Licensing will offer content merchandising, search and filtering through meta data, video previews, video preview sharing, downloading in different file formats with batch downloads enabled and watermarking for secure use of pre-licensed content. For licensing, it will have a workflow, control of access (only approved agencies will be able to access and license content) and reporting and tracking license requests. Pricing not yet disclosed: An Engadget report stated that GoPro has not divulged the pricing points of the content that it is looking to license and distribute, either on a per download or otherwise basis. But a company spokesperson told Engadget that its priority was ‘to get money back into the hands of its athletes and community’. A BBC report, however, stated that the videos would start at $1000 for 6 months' use, and GoPro would take an undisclosed cut from it. It adds that at launch there are 603 videos on offer and this includes videos in 4K ultra HD format. Shift to becoming a content company: In a May 2014 Variety article, GoPro stated that it was in the…
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