Agreement extends ITV's successful and long-standing
relationship with Shutterstock for an additional three
years
NEW YORK, April 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Shutterstock,
Inc. (NYSE: SSTK), a leading global technology company offering a
creative platform for high-quality content, tools and services,
today announced a three-year extension to its long-standing
exclusive distribution deal with the UK's largest commercial
broadcaster, ITV.
ITV is an integrated producer broadcaster and the largest
commercial television network in the UK. It is home to popular
television including the biggest entertainment events, original
dramas, major sports, landmark factual series, and independent
news. With this agreement, Shutterstock houses over 100 years of
iconic ITV archival content from regional franchises including the
legendary Rank Films collection, iconic celebrity images and
historic British series including Carry On Films, The Prisoner,
Thunderbirds, Upstairs Downstairs, and The Tube. Additionally, when
production resumes, Shutterstock will provide production support by
photographing and distributing compelling images from live shows
including I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, Lorraine, This
Morning and Good Morning Britain. Lastly, Shutterstock will
continue to syndicate new publicity images from popular programming
including Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Victoria and Vera to the world's media.
"ITV is an innovative, forward-thinking leader among the world's
broadcasters," said Candice Murray,
VP of Shutterstock Editorial. "With ITV viewing numbers rising in
the current climate, it's clear that commercial broadcasting is in
high demand, and we are honored to be working together to maximize
image distribution, bringing iconic television moments to the
world."
"The breadth of our output as the UK's largest commercial
broadcaster is extensive and we depend on a partner who can not
only produce and deliver on our content needs but also provide
meticulous and excellent customer service," said Allan Smith, ITV's Controller of Rights
Governance. "After 15 years of working with the Shutterstock team
and evolving the partnership to meet the needs of the changing
media and production landscape, our confidence in Shutterstock's
ability to deliver remains consistent."
Explore the ITV collection on Shutterstock Editorial here.
About Shutterstock, Inc.
Shutterstock, Inc.
(NYSE: SSTK), directly and through its group subsidiaries, is
a leading global provider of high-quality licensed
photographs, vectors, illustrations, videos
and music to businesses, marketing agencies and media
organizations around the world. Working with its growing community
of over 1 million contributors, Shutterstock adds hundreds of
thousands of images each week, and currently has more than 310
million images and more than 17 million video clips available.
Headquartered in New York City,
Shutterstock has offices around the world and customers in more
than 150 countries. The company's brands also
include Bigstock, a value-oriented stock media offering;
Shutterstock Custom, a custom content creation platform;
Offset, a high-end image collection; PremiumBeat, a
curated royalty-free music library; and Shutterstock
Editorial, a premier source of editorial images for the
world's media.
For more information, please visit www.shutterstock.com and
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