Shutterstock Acquires Video Marketplace Pond5.

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US-based creative platform Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK) has acquired video-first content marketplace Pond5, which is for filmmakers, media organizations, and marketers, the company said.

Pond5 is the world's largest online marketplace for royalty-free and editorial video.

Pond5's collection includes 30m licensable video clips, 1.6m music tracks and 1.7m sound effects assets.

This acquisition solidifies Shutterstock's position as the premium destination for its global customer community for unique access to editorial content, video footage and music.

Integrated with Shutterstock's workflow applications, this expansive content library enables Shutterstock's global customer community to create with confidence, and provides value to Pond5's 115K+ contributors, by expanding the distribution of their content to new regions and customers.

Shutterstock Studios customers are also able to leverage their access to the offering, integrating clips from Pond5's unparalleled offering into powerful short form and long form content.

Pond5 combines their vast collection which can be seen in various destinations, ranging from films and TV shows including Succession and The Queen's Gambit, to YouTube videos, video games and Super Bowl ads with a best-in-class search experience that makes it seamless for creators to find what they need, even for the most unpredictable and niche content searches.

Since its inception in 2006, Pond5 has built...

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