Getty Images, an American visual media company, has abandoned its planned merger with Shutterstock, ending the proposed $3.7 billion deal after deciding not to accept a UK competition regulator's requirement to sell Shutterstock's editorial business.

Getty Images has scrapped plans to merge with Shutterstock in a $3.7 billion deal. The decision comes after Britain's antitrust regulator required Shutterstock's editorial…

Getty Images, an American visual media company, has abandoned its planned merger with Shutterstock, ending the proposed $3.7 billion deal after deciding not to accept a UK…