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09/17/07
AP announces partnership with Dutch agency Novum
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) -- The Associated Press and the
Dutch news agency Novum announced a strategic news partnership
in the Netherlands on Monday.
Under the terms of the deal, Novum will acquire the AP's Dutch
news service and its staff, continuing to translate AP's international
report for Dutch newspapers, Web sites and commercial clients.
Novum will also become sales agent for the AP's English-language
news and photo service in the Netherlands.
"We're delighted with this exciting new partnership which
will create a dynamic new service in the Dutch language,"
said Barry Renfrew, AP's vice president of Global Business
for Europe, Middle East and Africa. "We are confident
that the combination of AP's unmatched global coverage and
Novum's strong local reporting will provide an excellent service
for Dutch clients."
"I appreciate the trust that AP is placing in Novum in
agreeing to allow us to continue the tradition of the Dutch
service on its behalf," said Bram Bloemberg, managing
director of the privately owned Novum, which was founded in
1999. "This gives us a stronger position in the Dutch
market, which is a valuable development for both sides."
The agreement is to take immediate effect, and there will
be no interruption in service to clients. Commercial terms
of the agreement were not disclosed.
The Associated Press is a global news network, delivering
news from every corner of the world to all media platforms
and formats. Founded in 1846, AP today is the world's largest
source of independent news and information. On any given day,
more than half the world's population sees news from AP.
The AP operates as a not-for-profit cooperative owned by its
1,500 U.S. daily newspaper members.
The AP's Dutch service began immediately after World War II
when AP staffers in Holland received AP international news
dispatches by Morse code from London, translated them -- often
by candlelight in a city still short of power -- and delivered
carbons of the report by bicycle to subscribers in Amsterdam.
In the decades since, the AP Dutch Service established a strong
position in the Dutch media market.
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