Getty Images terminates $3.7 billion merger with Shutterstock after UK antitrust requires sale of editorial business.
Getty Images notified Shutterstock it was terminating their merger agreement after Britain's Competition and Markets Authority conditioned approval on Shutterstock selling its editorial business. Getty's board voted unanimously against proceeding if that condition was required. Both companies' shares fell in morning trading.
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2 outlets covered it, splitting into 1 framing camp across 2 bias groups.
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Both outlets ran near-identical coverage of the terminated merger, with only trivial wording differences on the affected media market.
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“Getty scraps $3.7B Shutterstock deal after UK antitrust requires key sale”
“Getty scraps $3.7B Shutterstock deal after Britain antitrust requires key sale”
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Getty Images terminated its $3.7 billion merger agreement with Shutterstock.
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