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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 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.
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.
The two big players in the licensed visual content will pair up to counter threats from artificial intelligence tools like Midjourney.
Getty Images' strong position in the visual content market and its brand value justify a premium to book value. Read why I've upgraded GETY stock to Buy.
Two giants of the stock image industry, Getty Images and Shutterstock, are merging to create a $3.7 billion powerhouse built for the age of artificial intelligence. According to a report by Reuters on Tuesday,
The combined company, which will be called Getty Images, will be worth $3.7 billion, Getty said on Tuesday.
This news was welcomed by investors of both companies, with GETY stock rising 25% and SSTK stock rising 14% on Tuesday, January 7.
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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 (AI) era, in a deal likely to draw antitrust scrutiny.