Getty Images Holdings, Inc. reports developments for a global visual content creator and marketplace built around the Getty Images, iStock and Unsplash brands, websites and APIs. Company news commonly covers operating results, subscription and licensing activity, editorial and creative content, and official photography assignments for sports, entertainment and cultural events.
Recurring updates also address rights-cleared imagery and video distribution, content-creator programs, partner relationships, event coverage, archive-based content, NYSE listing compliance, and other corporate matters affecting its Class A common stock.
Nfinite.ai and Getty Images (GETY) announced a strategic collaboration on January 13, 2026 to convert selected 2D content into high-fidelity 3D datasets for training spatially-aware AI. The partnership gives Nfinite.ai on-demand access to Getty Images' creative library to generate structured 3D assets with geometry, materials, lighting, spatial relationships, and camera parameters.
Targeted uses include scene understanding, object detection, embodied robotics simulation, multimodal generative models, and photorealistic synthetic data, with an emphasis on responsibly sourced, copyright-respecting data.
Getty Images (NYSE: GETY) on January 12, 2026 announced a multi-year renewal as Official Photographic Agency of Formula 1®, continuing coverage across F1, F2, F3, F1 Academy and Porsche Supercup.
The agreement extends Getty Images’ motorsport coverage delivered by its specialist photographers and editors, offering race, paddock and trackside access and near-real-time distribution. Getty Images’ motorsport collection includes over 26 million images dating back to 1895 and archives from Sutton, Schlegelmilch, Colombo and Dukes Video; the company has officially worked with Formula 1® since 2021.
Getty Images (NYSE: GETY) and Greenfly launched Access by Getty Images on Jan 8, 2026, a real-time licensing platform that lets talent, creators and industry professionals browse, license and share premium entertainment imagery for personal social media for a nominal convenience fee.
The offering provides instant access to photos from red carpets, premieres, festivals and events as they unfold, aims to reduce reliance on delayed or unlicensed sources, and will expand with pricing formats, alerts and event navigation through 2026.
iStock (NASDAQ:GETY) on Dec 15, 2025 released its 2026 Visual Marketing Trends, driven by VisualGPS research about authenticity, AI use, and consumer preferences. Key findings: 6 in 10 people distrust ads they suspect are AI-generated, 44% report increased generative AI use year-over-year, 83% say higher-quality images stand out, and 64% prefer real images in advertising. The guidance advises SMBs to balance AI efficiency with real imagery, embrace randomness and texture, and prioritize comfort, restorative visuals, and human candor to rebuild trust.
Getty Images (NYSE: GETY) unveiled its 2025 Year in Review, a curated visual collection highlighting the year’s most impactful news, sports, entertainment and cultural moments.
The collection draws on coverage of more than 160,000 events documented by Getty Images’ global photographers and videographers, and features scenes from the frontlines of war, UEFA Women’s EURO, FIFA Club World Cup, Met Gala, Cannes, Super Bowl LIX, major protests, and natural disasters.
Getty Images says the retrospective showcases its editorial breadth and commitment to high-quality, authentic imagery that aims to deepen storytelling worldwide.
BLACK PEARL launched a new Culture@ storytelling campaign on Dec 2, 2025 in partnership with Getty Images (NYSE: GETY) and Canon U.S.A. The campaign uses photography to connect sustainability, fashion, and cultural identity and features Jack Dylan Grazer, Tati Gabrielle, Sebastian Chacon and founder Samata Pattinson.
Photographed by The Tyler Twins, the portraits appear on The Midtown Financial (MiFi) building in Times Square through Dec 9, 2025, and Getty Images will distribute the images exclusively via gettyimages.com. Canon provided imaging equipment and sponsored the campaign.
Getty Images (NYSE: GETY) announced it will document the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games from the Opening Ceremony on Feb 6, 2026 to the Closing Ceremony on Feb 22, 2026. Getty Images will deploy a team of 84 photographers and editors, including 39 editorial photographers across all 16 competition venues, and expects to shoot more than 6 million images.
The company said its proprietary network and software plus live editing (more than 20 editors) can transmit photos to gettyimages.com in as little as 30 seconds. Getty Images is the Official Photographic Agency of the International Olympic Committee and has covered 15 previous Olympic Games and 15 Winter Games since 1968.
Getty Images (NYSE: GETY) reported Q3 2025 revenue of $240.0M, down 0.2% year‑over‑year, with Annual Subscription Revenue rising to 58.4% of total and subscription growth of 11.2% (currency neutral 9.3%). The company posted Net Income $21.6M (9.0% margin) versus a prior‑year loss and Adjusted EBITDA $78.7M (32.8% margin).
Liquidity: cash $109.5M and undrawn revolver $150M; total debt $1.38B. Updated 2025 guidance: $942M–$951M revenue and $291M–$293M Adjusted EBITDA. Company finalized strategic AI partnerships and disclosed a favorable UK High Court ruling on trademark/copyright against Stability AI. The Shutterstock merger faces a CMA Phase 2 referral, with expected close in 2026.
Getty Images (NYSE: GETY) issued a statement on a UK court ruling dated Nov 4, 2025 finding that Stable Diffusion infringed Getty Images' trademarks when AI outputs included those marks.
The court held the model provider (not the user) responsible and found Getty Images' copyright-protected works were used to train Stable Diffusion. The ruling also affirmed that intangible articles such as AI models can be subject to copyright claims. Getty Images said it will use the UK findings in its US litigation and urged governments to adopt stronger transparency rules, noting it spent millions of pounds to reach this stage and still must pursue one provider in another venue.
Getty Images (NYSE: GETY) and Perplexity on Oct 31, 2025 announced a global, multi-year licensing agreement allowing Perplexity to display Getty Images’ creative and editorial imagery across its AI-powered search and discovery tools.
The deal integrates Getty Images' API into Perplexity workflows, provides access to high-quality imagery, and requires Perplexity to improve image attribution by including image credits with links to the source to educate users on legal licensed use.