At a meeting Friday, Getty Images shareholders rubber-stamped the sale of the company to private equity firm Hellman & Friedman. »

A previously confidential memo offers new estimates on the size of the stock imagery market. Also: Getty considers AP Images a bigger competitor than Jupiterimages. »

As Getty prepares to go private, top sales exec Bo Olofsson plans to resign, Nicholas Evans-Lombe has been promoted to chief operating officer, and CEO Jonathan Klien will remain in New York. »

Getty Images reported a decline in profits for the first quarter, and now says its expected sale to a private equity firm may happen in the third quarter. »

LuckyOliver is one of several smaller micropayment stock imagery sites that emerged in the last two or three years. Facing a shortage of funds, it will shut down May 15. »

A mystery company identified as "Strategic Party C" still has until April 4 to make a bid for Getty. Google, Adobe, News Corporation and Sony are among those mentioned. (Updated.) »

Getty Images's iStockphoto is already growing on a massive scale, according to figures made public Thursday. Meanwhile, Getty expects traditional stock licensing to fall 25 percent by 2012. »

The stock image distributor reported revenue of $140 million in 2007 and offered a conservative forecast for the first part of 2008. »

Jupitermedia misses another financial report, Fotolia's Infinite Collection adds a new partner, PACA remembers Kinne, plus lots of deals and partnerships. »

The Getty Images CEO says this deal means continuity for employees and photographers. Klein says he is remaining with the company and does not anticipate any staff cuts. »

Under the proposed deal, Getty will be acquired by Hellman & Friedman, a private equity firm with expertise in media investments, for about $2.4 billion. »

Company president Steve Pigeon says his stock agency has noticed a slowdown in ad business that may be related to a recession. Most of the layoffs were production staff. »

As Corbis readies its first marketing push for SnapVillage, its unique variable prices are averaging about $7 per image -- just as competing sites are raising prices to $5 to $10. »

No one has bid higher than Getty's $1.6 million market cap, making a sale unlikely, The New York Times reported Monday. »

An update on Photolibrary's work cleaning up the Index Stock mess, new pricing at Fotolia, Dreamstime offers a new editorial license, and more deals and announcements. »

Adobe says it will discontinue its stock photo service, which was part of the Creative Suite software, on April 1. »

CEO Jonathan Klein says Getty's top priority is to stabilize its creative stills business, which has suffered from declining volumes and prices. »

The stock photo agency issued a statement after a report Monday that the company is for sale. »

The New York Times, citing unnamed sources, said the world's biggest stock imagery company could fetch more than $1.5 billion, and potential buyers include private equity firms. »