Shutterstock acquires stock video marketplace Pond5 for $210m, including a library of 1.6m royalty-free music tracks

Pond5’s customers include the likes of Netflix, Disney, NBC, BBC, Discovery Channel and The Wall Street Journal and its collection includes 30 million licensable video clips. The company also runs a royalty-free stock music service, with a library of 1.6 million music tracks and 1.7 million sound effects assets, which Shutterstock now owns, following a $210 million cash deal to acquire Pond5.

Source: Shutterstock acquires stock video marketplace Pond5 for $210m, including a library of 1.6m royalty-free music tracks

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