Julia Martin, formerly East Coast Senior Business Development Manager for ITN Source, has joined AP Archive. She takes up the position of Business Development Manager for the whole of North America and will be based at AP's headquarters in New York where she will work closely with Sales Manager Julie Gambling in furthering the growth of AP's footage business.

Prior to joining AP Archive, Julia spent more than 8 years at ITN. In 2001, she left London for New York where she was instrumental in establishing ITN's US footage sales office. She joins AP Archive at a time when its US business is growing rapidly and is charged with generating and managing new accounts throughout the country.

Speaking of Julia's appointment, AP's Head of Video Archives, Alwyn Lindsey commented, "I'm delighted to have enticed Julia to AP Archive. She brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience, and is well known and liked by clients. She'll be a great addition to our fantastic New York team."

Speaking of her new role, Julia said, "The AP brand is a household name in North America and AP's footage collection is unparalleled. AP Archive is fast developing a reputation as an archive that provides a great service and superb content at competitive prices. I'm thrilled to be a part of that."

Julia took up her new position on July 19th.

 About AP Archive
AP Television News is the international television division of the world's largest and oldest news agency, The Associated Press. Its London-based archive, AP Archive, contains nearly 500,000 news and entertainment reports dating back to 1896. It has become the definitive source of footage for major news events such as the Kosovo war, 9/11, the conflict in Iraq and the Asian Tsunami, as well as major entertainment stories.