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Getty’s buyout of Shutterstock deal may only harm editorial competition, UK’s CMA says

By Jon Menon ( February 19, 2026, 14:46 GMT | Insight) -- Getty Images’ acquisition of Shutterstock may harm competition in the supply of UK editorial content but not in the supply of stock content globally, the UK antitrust regulator has provisionally concluded. The Competition and Markets Authority is seeking feedback on the interim report of its in-depth phase II review until March 12. Getty said it disagreed the deal may harm competition in editorial and planned to file a response.Getty Images’ acquisition of Shutterstock may harm competition in the supply of UK editorial content but not in the supply of stock content globally, the UK antitrust regulator has provisionally concluded....

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