Sell News Video Footage and Photos
Beamups allows you to get up close and personal with all of the world’s major broadcasters.
Whether you’re a local reporter, freelance photographer, video journalist, news agency,
production company or even a major broadcaster, you can use Beamups to control your work.
Use us to package and price your content as you choose, selling it to news outlets all over the world.
One click is all it takes
Remember what it used to be like trying to sell a story? The phone calls, the emails,
the faxes? Now you simply upload your news item onto Beamups and the buyers will be
doing all of the work contacting you.
Who owns the copyright to my work?
One of the bitter truths for content providers is seeing other people profit from
their hard work. Should a broadcaster be able to resell your work without you seeing
any financial gain? We don’t think so. That’s why Beamups allows you to maintain
copyright over your work. On each transaction, you’ll keep 65% of the sale. You
also get to set your price and define what rights you want to sell (exclusive, non-exclusive,
territorial, etc). Beamups puts you in control.
“And I got this scar covering Iraq...”
One of the wonders of the web is how it has democratized news. Now everyone with
a camera is a potential journalist. But it’s also important for broadcasters to
know exactly what level of expertise they’re getting – if you’ve been shooting in
the field for 25 years with the world’s top broadcasters, buyers will recognise
that.
There’s also a place for citizen journalists, as the rise of mobile phone footage on news bulletins demonstrates. That’s why we’ve devised a credibility rating that helps
both buyers and sellers. For new content providers the benefits are simple: the more content you sale, the better your creditbility rating becomes.
OK, so how do I sell my content?
Firstly, you’ll need to register – don’t worry, it doesn’t cost a penny/cent/yen
to use Beamups. Then you get your own space with a personal portfolio and
start
uploading your work.