Mainstream Data Signs 8 Photo Agencies for Fast, Reliable Content Distribution

It's one thing to get that great photo but, as many small and large entertainment photo agencies are finding, it doesn't mean much if you can't get it in front of the right people. Enter Mainstream Data. Over the last few months eight new entertainment photo agencies have partnered up with Mainstream Data as their content delivery solution. With Mainstream's MediasFTP service, photo agencies both large and small are finding a cost effective, simple and cutting-edge way to get their star-studded photos in front of those who want to see it.

"While the industry and the economy in general is dampened, Mainstream is very healthy," Greg Weeks, Mainstream's senior vice president of Media Services, said. "We must be doing something right."

MediasFTP, one of Mainstream Data's most popular products, is a managed FTP system that allows clients to distribute their photos, video and text files to their agents, partners and customers around the world at incredible speeds. Integrated with Mainstream's proprietary HAL monitoring system, clients are able to have remote access to real-time delivery statistics for all end-user sites.

A near perfect solution for an industry where big magazines are cutting spending by at least 30% forcing news and photo agencies to find a way to cut costs while still remaining effective. MediasFTP works because it can be flexible for both small and large photo agencies. By coming to the experts (Mainstream provides FTP services for international news organizations like Reuters and Bloomberg and major entertainment agencies like Splash), these new agencies are saving money and time - all important the fast-paced entertainment industry where timing can mean everything.

MediasFTP allows companies to save money on their own IT and development costs. This service also makes it easy for agencies to experiment with agents and partners by making the delivery and set up so easy. In about two minutes a photo agency could have a new end user set up and ready to purchase photos uploaded in near real time and Mainstream can set up new clients sometimes as soon as the next day.

"In an industry that is having challenges of its own, and during a difficult economic time, Mainstream is helping its customers save time and money and is making it possible for agencies to focus on what they do best - create compelling content," Weeks said.

Weeks is so confident that Mainstream's MediasFTP system is the solution for all media agencies, big or small, that he invites any photo agency to try the system for one month, for free, and they'll find the solution for all their content distribution.

About Mainstream Data, Inc.

Since 1985 Mainstream has been providing world-class information companies like Bloomberg, Reuters, PA SportsTicker, the European PressPhoto Agency, Technicolor Digital Cinema, and Deutsche Presse Agentur with world-class communications solutions. Mainstream develops and deploys end-to-end delivery solutions using the industry's most robust satellite, Internet, and information server technology. From teleports and Network Operations Centers in Salt Lake City, New York, and London, Mainstream provides its clients with transmission capacity, satellite uplink, network management, integrated high-speed Internet connectivity, and mission-critical services and applications where and when they need them, around the clock and around the world.

Mainstream recently acquired global content company Newscom, LLC. For more information on Newscom, please visit www.newscom.com

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Greg Weeks
Vice President, Media Services
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Andrea Edmunds
Senior Editor
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