Getty Images-Shutterstock would have as much as 80% UK share, CMA says
By Jon Menon ( December 17, 2025, 16:38 GMT | Insight) -- Getty Images and Shutterstock have a combined UK share of editorial imagery content of about 70 to 80 percent, the antitrust regulator said in the details of its earlier decision to refer the merger for an in-depth probe. The US merger is undergoing an in-depth investigation after the Competition and Markets Authority found that the deal may lead to higher prices, worse commercial terms and/or lower quality provision of editorial and stock imagery.Getty Images and Shutterstock have a combined UK share of editorial imagery content of about 70 to 80 percent, the antitrust regulator said in the details of its earlier decision to refer the merger for an in-depth probe....
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