PixHunter e.U.

PixHunter e.U. is an Austrian sole proprietorship (eingetragenes Unternehmen) that operates the ArtBuyer brand, a specialised service provider for stock and archive imagery. Based in Austria, the company has been a research and licensing partner of the Austrian advertising industry since 2008. Its core activity is the licensing of images and videos from more than 200 image-agency partners on behalf of advertising agencies and corporate clients, combined with rights clearance for all content shown in an image so that it can be used commercially. ArtBuyer's service portfolio covers four main areas: image licensing, image research, digital asset management (DAM) and stock production. The company helps clients find the right picture or footage, compares prices across agencies to save image budgets, and ensures that every acquired licence is properly documented and archived. It also builds and manages image pools for companies and agencies, and represents two of Austria's leading collections, Landscape and Lifestyle. On the licensing side, ArtBuyer works with major international and regional agencies and platforms, including Getty Images, Shutterstock, Adobe Stock, iStockphoto, Stocksy, Offset, Westend61, AustrianImages and Alamy. The company positions itself as a one-stop partner for the successful commercial use of stock and archive photography, handling everything from search and price comparison to legal licensing and long-term archiving. PixHunter e.U. is a private, owner-managed business rather than a listed corporation. Its public-facing identity is built around the ArtBuyer name and website, through which it markets its services to advertising agencies and corporates in Austria and beyond. The company's long-standing presence in the Austrian advertising market and its broad network of image-agency partners are central to its positioning as a specialist intermediary between picture buyers and picture suppliers.

PixHunter e.U. operates the ArtBuyer brand, which has been active in the Austrian advertising market since 2008. According to the company's own website, it has served as a research and licensing partner of the Austrian advertising industry since that year, working with hundreds of agencies and leading companies. The business was established as a sole proprietorship (e.U.) under the PixHunter name, with ArtBuyer as its public-facing service brand. From its base in Austria, ArtBuyer built a network of more than 200 image-agency partners, allowing it to license both stock and archive photography and footage for commercial advertising use. Over time the service offering expanded beyond pure image research and licensing to include digital asset management, image price comparison and stock production. The company also came to operate and represent two Austrian collections, Landscape and Lifestyle. The company's model addresses a common problem for advertising agencies and corporate marketing departments: finding the right image, clearing all rights contained in it, obtaining the best price and then archiving the licensed asset properly. ArtBuyer positions itself as a single point of contact for this entire workflow, from search to licence documentation. As a private, owner-managed Austrian business, PixHunter e.U. does not disclose detailed financial or ownership information publicly. Its market presence is concentrated in Austria, with an international network of image-agency partners supporting its licensing activities. The ArtBuyer website remains the primary channel through which the company presents its services, including its blog, FAQ and contact functions for advertising agencies and corporates.

• 2008

  ArtBuyer begins operating as a research and licensing partner of the Austrian advertising industry.

Specialist intermediary for stock and archive image licensing, research and digital asset management for advertising agencies and corporates in Austria.

• Image licensing

  Licensing of stock and archive images and videos from more than 200 image-agency partners for commercial advertising use.

• Image research

  Support in finding and comparing images and footage, including price comparison to save image budgets.

• Digital asset management

  Professional archiving and management of licensed images and image pools for agencies and corporates.

• Stock production

  Production of stock imagery, including the Landscape and Lifestyle collections.

1. 1ArtBuyer - Bildrecherche, Bildbeschaffung & Archivierung für Werbeagenturen und Corporatesartbuyer.at
2. 2PixHunter e.U. - Wikidatawikidata.org