More than 75 years of archive clips from NBC News' award-winning shows and original content to be available on Getty’s website.
Getty Images has announced a multi-year partnership with NBCU News Group to exclusively license its award-winning news archive collection which includes iconic video coverage from landmark historical events.
The agreement will see hundreds of thousands of hours of footage spanning more than 75 years of news coverage reach an even larger audience through Getty Images’ global platform and expert international sales team servicing millions of customers globally.
Getty Images has created a specific NBC News collection to house the iconic archive, which consists of digitised and ready-to-license video clips on Getty’s website as well as a sizeable number of offline clips that will be text searchable from gettyimages.com and supplied on demand via an offline workflow.
The collection will be updated weekly, with agenda-setting news footage made available to Getty Images’ international customer base.
Commenting on the partnership, Getty Images Head of Strategic Development Peter Orlowsky said: “NBC News’ coverage of global events has led the broadcast industry for decades and they have developed a vast and rich collection of archival video clips. As video becomes the primary storytelling medium, Getty Images is enriching its video offering, allowing us to greater serve the needs of our customers in almost every country in the world.”