UK competition watchdog begins probe into Getty Images-Shutterstock deal

(Reuters) -Britain’s antitrust watchdog on Friday said it has launched an investigation into U.S.-listed Getty Images’ $3.7 billion merger with rival Shutterstock.

The Competition and Markets Authority said it set October 20 as the deadline for its phase 1 decision on the investigation.

(Reporting by DhanushVignesh Babu and Raechel Thankam Job in Bengaluru; Editing by Sahal Muhammed)

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