REUTERS ARCHIVE

Marilyn Monroe (photo courtesy of ITN Archive)

Description

Reuters Television, the international news agency, provides a daily syndicated news service to more than 400 broadcasters in 84 countries. The agency is jointly owned by Reuters, NBC and the BBC. A network of cameramen, staff and stringers, numbering approximately 400, works for Reuters Television throughout the world. In addition, Reuters
Television has access to all news material shot by its owner-organisations. Special arrangements also exist for acquiring news material from television organisations in Africa, Eastern and Western Europe, South America, China, Japan and elsewhere. All this material, together with that from other sources, ultimately finds its way into the Reuters Television Library. In addition to its own archives, the Library holds several newsreel libraries and special interest collections.

Users must register in order to search, preview and download content.

NB From 1 April 2018 British Pathé (qv separate entry) also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 120,000 items from Reuters-owned news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1979. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.

Website

http://reuters.screenocean.com/

Keywords

Newsreels; World War II; Newsfilm

Charges

The Reuters Archive site provides a self-service footage licensing service to registered users. Users must register with the site in order to search, view and download footage. Clip costs are displayed.

Copyright

Copyright of most material is held.

Moving Image, Audio and Related Documentation Holdings

Video/Film

Video: 60,000,000 feet. The total footage, film and video, is 60,000,000 ft.News and current affairs.
Video components: VHS Video, Beta/Beta-SP, 1-inch Video, BVU.
Film components: 16mm, 35mm.

Catalogues

Online catalogue

http://reuters.screenocean.com/

Additional Information

Notes

Computerised database since 1992.

Other information

Production and issue sheets, some accession books, video selected list and video roll file.

Conservation policy

Items serviced to subscribers are never junked. Other non-serviced items are selected for retention. Records of junked material are kept. Material may be rejected because of poor physical quality or because the library already holds the same story from another source.

Main Contact

Telephone

+44(0)1954 262052

Email

info@screenocean.com

Address

124 Horseferry Road,
London
SW1P 2TX

Alternate Contact

Name

Mr Alastair White

Job title

CEO (British Pathe Ltd)

Telephone

020 7665 8340

Email

info@britishpathe.com