Corbis + Getty: Bill Gates’ sale of Corbis Images to Chinese firm sets up distribution deal with rival
Two of the world’s leading photographic libraries, longtime rivals in the industry, are joining forces as a result of a pair of deals announced today. Seattle-based Corbis, owned by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, this morning announced the sale of Corbis Images to an affiliate of Visual China Group — which then announced an exclusive distribution partnership giving customers of Getty Images access to Corbis Images’ library of content. Getty and Visual China Group explained in a news release, “Getty Images will create specific collections to house this new content on gettyimages.com, where it will sit alongside award-winning content from Getty Images’ own staff… Read More
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