Getty Images, Inc. · Seattle, WA United States

With an eye out for the big picture, visual content provider Getty Images is a major supplier of creative (stock) and editorial still and moving images and illustrations, as well as music. It also offers photo services for corporate clients. The company targets four main markets: advertising and graphic design firms; editorial organizations, such as newspapers, magazines, and online publishers; corporate communications departments; and film and broadcast producers. Getty Images, which distributes its products online, has customers in more than 100 countries around the world; most of its sales come from outside the US. In mid-2008, Getty Images was acquired by private equity firm Hellman & Friedman. To read the full description, subscribe now.