Quote from: stoker2014 on January 19, 2025, 03:39

So what do I see? I see that the video review and acceptance on Shutterstock has become very long. I have been waiting for a video review for over a week. This has never happened before! It is obvious that the reviewer has been fired or transferred to work at Getty. This is the beginning of the end for Shutterstock.

I was actually wondering if iStock have begun using Shutterstock reviewers with a number of strange rejects on iStock just recently.

They haven't merged yet, how would that happen?

Quote from: YadaYadaYada on January 20, 2025, 10:15

Quote from: Pacesetter on January 19, 2025, 17:49

Quote from: stoker2014 on January 19, 2025, 03:39

So what do I see? I see that the video review and acceptance on Shutterstock has become very long. I have been waiting for a video review for over a week. This has never happened before! It is obvious that the reviewer has been fired or transferred to work at Getty. This is the beginning of the end for Shutterstock.

I was actually wondering if iStock have begun using Shutterstock reviewers with a number of strange rejects on iStock just recently.

They haven't merged yet, how would that happen?

It amuses me people putting 2+2 together and getting 38.

They havent merged, the final details havent been decided, nothing has been signed and there hasnt been regulatory approval.  I reckon 2-3 years before anything happens, if ever.

I think the merger will be finalized faster than that, possibly before 2026, if everything goes smoothly. Large mergers and acquisitions must file premerger notification and wait for government review. That's the first step, and they haven't passed that yet.

But I'd agree, it's not going to be fast or easy to have SS combined or eventually absorbed into Getty.