Getty "provides wire service photography and video to news outlets and businesses globally," while Shutterstock "touts a stock image library of 450 million photos," said The Hollywood Reporter.

and Getty Images (NYSE:GETY) announced that they were merging. This $3.7 billion deal will combine two of the MarketBeat Shutterstock and Getty: A $3.7 Billion Visual Content Giant Visual content ...

Getty Images stock climbed Tuesday after the company said it plans to merge with rival stock photography service Shuttershock. Shares of the visual content marketplace were up 33% to $3.43 after ...

(Bloomberg) -- Getty Images Holdings Inc. agreed to acquire rival stock-photo provider Shutterstock Inc. in a deal that would create a combined company worth about $3.7 billion including debt.

The merger comes at a time when companies that use still images are facing increased competition from images generated by artificial intelligence. The companies said Tuesday that they have ...