Getty Images Strikes Red Carpet Gold

Getty Images Strikes Red Carpet Gold

Exclusive Images From Top Celebrities and Outstanding Coverage Drive Entertainment Growth of More Than 60 Percent

SEATTLE, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Getty Images (NYSE:GYI) today announced record performance in its Entertainment business, which grew more than 60 percent in the last two quarters over the same period of the prior year. The top performing regions include the United States, UK, Australia, Canada, France and Germany.

Getty Images offers the strongest and highest quality shooting, distribution and production in the industry. With its global network of world-renowned photographers covering major award ceremonies, red carpet events, Exclusive celebrity specials, film festivals, parties, high profile concerts and recording sessions, Getty Images captures the world's most sought after star-studded events and exclusive celebrity portraits. This year the team created portrait studios at Sundance, Cannes, Berlin, Venice, AFI Fest, Tribeca Film Festival, Toronto Film Festival, American Music Awards and Academy of Country Music Awards, offering candid and insightful celebrity portraits.

During the third quarter, Getty Images exclusively distributed images of the wedding of Avril Lavigne and Sum 41's Deryck Whibley, family photos from Anna Nicole Smith, and family portraits of the Prince and Princess of Savoy with their two children. In addition, Getty Images' entertainment photographer Frank Micelotta captured behind the scenes images of Nick Lachey's 2006 tour, exclusive images of Kevin Federline's making of the video "Lose Control," and singer Rihanna's video for her song "We Ride."

"The past year reflects the breadth and depth of our global entertainment business, with strong sales performance across all segments, especially record sales from our Exclusive celebrity specials," said Nick Evans-Lombe, Senior Vice President of Imagery and Services at Getty Images. "Our entertainment team captures images from high-profile events worldwide and increasingly works with celebrities to photograph defining moments in their lives. These capabilities help our media customers around the globe serve their readers with the best, timeliest images available."

"Our deep roster of world-renowned entertainment photographers are based in all major fashion and entertainment markets around the world, ensuring that we have the best people in place to capture industry events," said Roxanne Motamedi, Executive Director of Entertainment Photography at Getty Images. "We have a firm commitment to providing exceptional imagery while maintaining the highest standards of integrity."

Earlier this year, Getty Images was hand picked to photograph some of the biggest Exclusive celebrity specials. Photographer Brent Stirton was asked to capture the first exclusive images of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's daughter, Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, and Getty Images was also the exclusive distributor of the intimate family portraits -- with all proceeds from the record-breaking sale going to charity. In addition, Getty Images distributed exclusive images of Brooke Shields and Chris Henchy's second daughter Grier and older sister Rowan, Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale's son, and many other exclusive celebrity shoots.

Getty Images entertainment photographers are based in Los Angeles, New York, Las Vegas, Miami, London, Paris, Madrid, Rome, Brussels, Amsterdam, Berlin, Sydney, Melbourne and key Asian markets including Japan, China and South Korea. To view Getty Images entertainment imagery, visit: www.gettyimages.com/entertainment .

About Getty Images

Getty Images is the world's leading creator and distributor of visual content and the first place creative professionals turn to discover, purchase and manage imagery. The company's award-winning photographers and imagery help customers create inspiring work which appears every day in the world's most influential newspapers, magazines, advertising campaigns, films, television programs, books and Web sites. Headquartered in Seattle, WA and serving customers in more than 100 countries, Getty Images believes in the power of imagery to drive positive change, educate, inform, and entertain. Visit Getty Images at http://gettyimages.com/ .

For more information please contact:
Cara Jacobson, Edelman for Getty Images, 206-268-2203,
cara.jacobson@edelman.com

Bridget Russel, Getty Images, 206-925-6405,
bridget.russel@gettyimages.com

FCMN Contact: cara.jacobson@edelman.com

Source: Getty Images

CONTACT: Cara Jacobson of Edelman, +1-206-268-2203, or
cara.jacobson@edelman.com, for Getty Images; or Bridget Russel of Getty
Images, +1-206-925-6405, or bridget.russel@gettyimages.com

Web site: http://www.gettyimages.com/

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