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The present crisis is unprecedented. It will hit all countries across all sectors. Book Publishing and the media industry will be affected. Advertising revenues and assignments are likely to go down. The picture industry is predominantly made up of small to micro enterprises and self-employed photographers who will struggle for the duration of the crisis.

United Nations Global Call Out To Creatives - help stop the spread of COVID-19

BAPLA was one of the signatories of the Creative Industry Federation’s letter to Rishi Sunak MP in support of the self-employed in the UK’s creative workforce.

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. On 19th March the EU Commission adopted Temporary Framework to enable Member States to further support the economy in the COVID-19 outbreak. How this works and why this is necessary is explained in this article.

The Culture and Education Committee Chair called on the EU and member states to help education and creative sectors to mitigate the effects of containing COVID-19.

CEPIC welcomes the submission of the European/ International Federation of Journalist which expressly mentions images (and CEPIC) on page 3

Upcoming implementation will also introduce optional image-monetising functionality Capture Ltd, a leader in digital asset management for over 20 years, has announced the integration of SmartFrame’s unique image-streaming technology into its WEBSITE 3 platform.

The 6th Stakeholder Dialogue meeting takes place on 10th February in Brussels.