Wednesday 4 May 2011

Getty Images Acquires Photolibrary

Getty Images, the leading creator and distributor of visual content and other media, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Sydney-based Photolibrary, a leading provider of creative stills imagery. The acquisition will benefit existing and potential customers, by making even more high quality and relevant imagery easily accessible to customers all over the world.

Photolibrary brings to Getty Images a broad range of versatile content, with regional as well as global appeal, including renowned collections such as Peter Arnold and Oxford Scientific. By combining both companies' imagery collections and strong relationships with valuable partners, the acquisition will provide customers around the world with greater choice and more easily accessible imagery. Photolibrary's content will be licensed through Getty Images' global distribution platform, which enables search in local languages and single image purchases in local currencies.

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Getty Images Acquires Photolibrary