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Getty may need to divest Shutterstock editorial unit to ease UK concerns

By Jon Menon ( March 11, 2026, 14:33 GMT | Insight) -- Getty Images may have to divest almost all of the editorial business of Shutterstock to ease antitrust concerns over the merger of the companies, under one scenario proposed by the UK regulator. The Competition and Markets Authority is seeking views on different measures after its phase II review found that the deal could harm competition in the supply of editorial content.Getty Images may have to divest almost all of the editorial business of Shutterstock to ease antitrust concerns over the merger of the companies, under one scenario proposed by the UK regulator....

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