Local Eyes

Local Eyes is a Danish television news picture agency (tv-billedbureau) that supplies news video to major Danish broadcasters, including DR's TV Avisen, TV 2 Nyhederne and TV 2 News. It was established in 1992 and originally covered only the Greater Copenhagen area (Storkøbenhavn), at a time when it supplied a great deal of material to Kanal 2. Over the years it expanded its reach beyond the capital: today the agency relies on a relatively small number of permanently employed photographers supplemented by agreements with a large network of freelance photographers across the whole country. Editorially, Local Eyes places strong emphasis on crime and traffic-accident coverage, but it also covers other news beats such as royal stories. Its video material is distributed to television stations through a dedicated web-based system, and the agency also cooperates with Ritzaus Bureau on producing TV segments for Ritzau's customers, primarily Danish online newspapers. In addition to its agency role, Local Eyes operates a Danish news website at localeyes.dk, which publishes rolling local and national news items — for example reports on train disruptions, fires, traffic accidents and police activity — under the banner "Seneste Nyheder fra Danmark" (Latest News from Denmark). The site also invites readers to tip the editorial team, stating that sources are protected. The agency thus combines a B2B news-video supply business with a public-facing news portal.

Local Eyes was established in 1992 as a Danish television news picture agency. In its early years it covered only the Greater Copenhagen area (Storkøbenhavn), and at that time it supplied a great deal of material to Kanal 2. As the Danish TV news market grew, the agency broadened its geographic scope. Rather than building a large permanent staff, it came to rely on a relatively limited number of permanently employed photographers combined with agreements with a large number of freelance photographers across the country, allowing it to cover events nationwide. Editorially, Local Eyes built its reputation on crime and traffic-accident coverage, while also handling other beats such as royal stories. Its video material is distributed to television stations via a dedicated web-based system. The agency also entered into cooperation with Ritzaus Bureau to produce TV segments for Ritzau's customers, primarily Danish online newspapers. Alongside its agency operations, Local Eyes runs a public news website at localeyes.dk, publishing rolling news items from across Denmark — covering train disruptions, fires, traffic accidents, police operations and similar events — and inviting readers to submit tips with a promise to protect sources.

• 1992

  Local Eyes is established as a Danish TV news picture agency covering Greater Copenhagen.

• The agency expands from Greater Copenhagen to nationwide coverage using a network of freelance photographers.

• Local Eyes begins cooperating with Ritzaus Bureau on TV segments for Ritzau's customers, primarily Danish online newspapers.

A Danish news-video agency focused on fast breaking-news coverage, especially crime and traffic, distributed to broadcasters and online media.

• News video footage for broadcasters

  Breaking-news video supplied to DR's TV Avisen, TV 2 Nyhederne and TV 2 News.

• TV segments for Ritzau customers

  TV inserts produced in cooperation with Ritzaus Bureau, primarily for Danish online newspapers.

• localeyes.dk news portal

  Public-facing Danish news website publishing rolling local and national news.

• Unconfirmed

  Star7 acquires LocalEyes[4]Star7收购LocalEyessiliconrepublic.com

  Reported: 2021-11-25

  LocalEyes, a Cork-based translation and language service provider, was acquired by Italy’s Star7 in a €25 million deal.

1. 1Local Eyes - Seneste Nyheder fra Danmarklocaleyes.dk
2. 2Local Eyes (Wikidata)wikidata.org
3. 3Local Eyes (Danish Wikipedia)da.wikipedia.org
4. 4Star7收购LocalEyessiliconrepublic.com