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Getty Abandons $3.7B Shutterstock Merger After UK Regulators Demand Sale
Getty Images has scrapped its $3.7 billion merger with Shutterstock after UK regulators required Shutterstock to sell its editorial business. The deal, announced in January, would have combined two of the largest stock photo libraries. Getty cited the regulatory condition as the reason for termination.
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The UK's intervention highlights growing antitrust scrutiny of digital content consolidation, but the merger's collapse may also reflect Getty's unwillingness to accept structural remedies.
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