Getty Images Reignites Relationship with U.S. Olympic Committee

SEATTLE--(Business Wire)--
Getty Images, Inc. has announced today that it has renewed its agreement to
serve as an Official Photographic Partner with the United States Olympic
Committee (USOC). Committed to providing the best, most complete coverage, Getty
Images will continue to cover U.S. athletes as they prepare, train and
ultimately compete at the 2010 and 2012 Olympic Games. Under the agreement,
Getty Images will have the commercial rights for the licensing of U.S. Olympic
photography to sponsors and licensees of the USOC.

In 1988, the USOC for the first time partnered with Getty Images, the leading
creator and distributor of visual content and other digital media, to use
photography of U.S. athletes from past Olympic Games. Since then, many of these
images have been used on the USOC's website, in publications and promotional
campaigns.

"The U.S. Olympic Committee is excited to continue its relationship with Getty
Images," said Lisa Baird, USOC Chief Marketing Officer. "During the last 21
years, Getty Images has consistently provided elite photographic coverage of
U.S. Olympic sports in an indelible and unrivaled fashion. We look forward to
seeing what lasting moments Getty Images will capture in the future."

"Getty Images has a passion for sports photography and we are proud to be a part
of the Olympic movement," said Janey Marks, Director of Olympic Programs and
Strategic Alliances for Getty Images. "Our comprehensive coverage has captured
some of the most defining moments in U.S. Olympic sports history, making Getty
Images the ultimate resource for all Olympic imagery worldwide. We are honored
to have renewed our partnership with the USOC and are excited to capture many
more iconic moments of these world-class athletes as they compete at the
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games and beyond."

In addition to the relationship with the USOC, Getty Images also serves as the
Official Photography Agency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Its
archive contains some of the most notable Olympic photographs dating from the
1896 Games in Athens to the most recent games in Beijing. The collection
features some of the greatest moments in U.S. Olympic history including swimmer
Michael Phelps as he earned his unprecedented eighth Olympic gold medal at the
2008 Olympic Games in Beijing; gymnast Mary Lou Retton victorious after winning
All Around Individual competition at the 1984 Olympic Games; and, speed skater
Bonnie Blair winning the gold medal in the 500 meters and 1000 meters at the
1994 Games, taking her Olympic Winter Games tally to a record five gold medals.

These images, among many more, can be viewed on Getty Images` dedicated Olympics
website, www.gettyimages.com/olympics, which includes 112 years of iconic
sporting imagery.

About Getty Images

Getty Images is the world`s leading creator and distributor of still imagery,
footage and multimedia products, as well as a recognized provider of other forms
of premium digital content, including music. Getty Images serves business
customers in more than 100 countries and is the first place creative and media
professionals turn to discover purchase and manage images and other digital
content. Its award-winning photographers and imagery help customers produce
inspiring work which appears every day in the world`s most influential
newspapers, magazines, advertising campaigns, films, television programs, books
and Web sites. Visit Getty Images at www.gettyimages.com to learn more about how
the company is advancing the unique role of digital media in communications and
business, and enabling creative ideas to come to life.

Getty Images, Inc.
Molly McWhinnie, 206-925-6054
molly.mcwhinnie@gettyimages.com

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