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Getty Images, Shutterstock gear up for AI challenge with $3.7 billion merger
Getty Images said on Tuesday it would merge with rival Shutterstock to create a $3.7 billion stock-image powerhouse geared for the artificial intelligence era, in a deal likely to draw antitrust scrutiny.
Getty Images, Shutterstock agree to merge in $3.7B deal as AI competition heats up
News of the merger sent Getty stock surging by nearly 60% in pre-market trading on Tuesday. The stock was selling at $2.57 a share on Monday.
Getty Images and Shutterstock are merging into one stock photo powerhouse
Shutterstock are joining forces in a merger valued at around $3.7 billion, the companies announced on Tuesday. The merger will allow the companies to expand their stock photo libraries as they face increasing competition from AI-powered image creation tools.
Getty Images and Shutterstock to merge to form $3.7B stock photo giant
Getty Images is the bigger company of the two, and its shareholders will own approximately 54.7% of the new entity, while Shutterstock shareholders will own 45.3%. Getty Images also owns the iStock and Unsplash brands. The company will simply be called Getty Images.
Getty Images & Shutterstock To Merge As Competition From Gen AI Competitors Grows
Getty Images and Shutterstock have announced that they are to merge, forming a new $US3.7 billion ($AU 5.94 billion) company to be named Getty Images Holdings.
Getty Images and Shutterstock to Merge in $3.7 Billion Deal
Getty Images and Shutterstock will merge into one company valued at $3.7 billion in a deal that aims to take on competition from AI, the companies announced on Tuesday. The new premier visual content company will be called Getty Images Holdings, Inc. and at close, Getty Images’s CEO, Craig Peters, will serve as CEO of the combined company.
Getty Stock Loses Shutterstock Merger Pop
Shares of Holdings dropped close to an all-time low, shedding gains made Tuesday after the company announced its merger with Shutterstock. The visual content company's stock was down more than 16% at $2.
Shutterstock and Getty Merge to Meet AI Challenge in $3.7 Billion Deal
The two big players in the licensed visual content will pair up to counter threats from artificial intelligence tools like Midjourney.
The Future Of Stock Media After Getty And Shutterstock Join Forces
In a transformative move that's set to reshape the stock media industry, (NYSE: GETY) and Shutterstock (NYSE: SSTK) announced a merger of equals, creating a combined enterprise valued at approximately $3.
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2 of the largest stock photo platforms are merging, sending their shares up
The combined company, which will be called Getty Images, will be worth $3.7 billion, Getty said on Tuesday.
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