February 22, 2007

Getty To Buy MediaVast, Jupitermedia Confirms Talks

The world's biggest photo agency is about to get bigger.

Getty Images announced Thursday that it will buy MediaVast, the owner of entertainment and sports photo service WireImage, for $200 million.

Also Thursday, Jupitermedia issued a statement saying it is in talks to sell its JupiterImages division to Getty. The statement was issued in response to a story published Wednesday in the New York Post.

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