Reuters Imagen

Reuters Imagen is a cloud-based media asset management and distribution platform from Cambridge-based Imagen Ltd, founded in 1996 and part of Thomson Reuters since 2023. Its focus is on video and media archives, particularly for sports organisations, media companies and archives.

Features

• Cloud archive for video, images, audio and documents, with storage connectivity to Amazon S3, Azure, Wasabi and Oracle
• Transcoding, browser player, subtitle import and video embedding
• Live ingest and Smart Clipping with AI-powered tagging
• Rights management with licence terms, territories and time windows, plus Media Rights Packages with a shopping cart
• Distribution to partners via sharing links, high-speed transfer and format packages
• Customisable web interface with own branding and language packs
• Integrations include Adobe Premiere Pro, IBM Aspera, Speechmatics, YouTube and Vimeo

Hosting and security

Imagen operates as SaaS. According to the system specification, media is stored in public cloud storage services such as Azure, Amazon S3 or Backblaze B2 and can be held across multiple data centres for geographic redundancy. Imagen does not publicly specify hosting regions or security certifications.

Integration with PIM and other systems

Imagen does not list a PIM module or PIM integrations. According to the system specification, documented REST APIs are available. The integrations page lists Adobe Premiere Pro, IBM Aspera, WSC Sports, Blackbird, Speechmatics, Stripe, Wurl, Prime Video, Roku, YouTube, Vimeo and Opta.

Who Reuters Imagen is suited to

According to the vendor, Imagen is aimed at sports organisations, media companies, businesses and archives with large video and media collections.

Pricing

Imagen does not publish prices. According to the system specification, AI services are available at an additional cost.

Ownership

Thomson Reuters acquired Imagen in June 2023. Since then, the product has been part of the Reuters news division and operates as Reuters Imagen. Previous investors included Cambridge Innovation Capital, Downing Ventures and Foresight Group.

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Sources

• Reuters Imagen: About (company information)
• Reuters Imagen: Platform
• Imagen: System specification (PDF, as of August 2020)
• Reuters Imagen: Rights management
• SVG Europe: Thomson Reuters acquires Imagen (2023)
• tech.eu: Acquisition by Thomson Reuters (2023)

As of 30 October 2026. Information based on the vendor and the sources listed.