Anyone knows what type of license a customer should take to use a stock footage clip in Broadcast TV commercials. One of my clips was sold with a standard license at iStock, however, I saw it being used in my local news ad. The ad is shown multiple times a day for several months on one of the main TV channels in the US.

Being in stock photography for only a few months, I wasn't even aware that a single image could sell for $300. Normally it is only a buck or two. Looked at my Deepmeta stats for the month of August and was pleasantly surprised to see that two of my images sold for $220 and $300 each. I am wondering how is it possible? When I open these files on iStock, it shows me that I can buy them for $12 each. According to Deepmeta info, these files were sold on Getty, however, when I am trying to locate them on Getty website, I get a message saying that it is a Restricted asset and I am not able to buy it due to country, company and/or publication restrictions. I am located in the USA and both of the files in question were purchased in the USA. So why am I not able to see the price, when at the same time somebody from my region somehow was able to buy them. I am stunned? I would appreciate if somebody could explain this or maybe provide a link to iStock pricing structure and explanation or transaction types?