UK competition watchdog begins probe into Getty Images-Shutterstock deal

FILE PHOTO: Workers walk through Cabot Square in Canary Wharf financial district, London, Britain, February 13, 2025. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes/File Photo
Britain's antitrust watchdog on Friday said it has launched an investigation into U.S.-listed Getty Images' $3.7 billion merger with rival Shutterstock.
The Competition and Markets Authority said it set October 20 as the deadline for its phase 1 decision on the investigation.