Shutterstock said it is continuing to pursue its proposed merger with Getty Images, after the UK Competition and Markets Authority issued an interim report. The company welcomed the CMA’s provisional view that the deal is unlikely to raise competition concerns in the global stock content market, but said it disagrees with the watchdog’s provisional finding that the merger could substantially lessen competition in the UK editorial market. Shutterstock said it plans to submit a response on the CMA’s timeline and is also cooperating with a U.S. Department of Justice review.

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