London – January 25, 2010 – Getty Images Inc., the world’s leading creator and distributor of visual and digital media content, today announced a multi-year extension as the exclusive commercial photo partner with PGA TOUR, Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, Getty Images will continue to provide the PGA TOUR, its players, various business partners and the global media immediate access to a vast collection of unique imagery that defines one of the most celebrated sport histories of our time.

The strategic relationship with the PGA TOUR was first formed in 2005 with renowned entertainment and event photo agency, WireImage, which Getty Images acquired in early 2007. Getty Images has since helped to significantly expand the distribution of PGA TOUR imagery, providing editorial customers around the world with comprehensive coverage to share with an ever-growing audience of TOUR fans. This continued partnership underscores Getty Images’ position as the leader in the sports photography business, offering a full suite of services from licensing and rights management, to hosting and managing the vast and ever-growing collection of PGA TOUR imagery.

“The PGA TOUR is pleased to announce our extended partnership with Getty Images,” said Paul Johnson, senior vice president, PGA TOUR. “Our players strive for excellence on every shot and we expect the same of our imagery. Getty Images has consistently met that challenge in capturing the TOUR’s most iconic moments.”

Getty Images’ team of award-winning photographers will continue to capture all of the sport’s defining moments throughout the PGA TOUR season, as well as at select Champions Tour and Nationwide Tour events. Additionally, Getty Images continues to curate one of the most significant image collections through its extensive coverage of related events including the European Tour, the LPGA, the Masters at Augusta National and all other non-PGA TOUR events. To date, Getty Images’ vast image library offers more than 700,000 images featuring some of the sport’s most iconic moments played by its greatest players across legendary courses.

“Getty Images is delighted to announce our renewed partnership with the PGA TOUR, which enables us to provide an unparalleled product and service to our customers around the world,” said Adrian Murrell, senior vice president of editorial for Getty Images. “As the demand for compelling imagery of the sport from our customers continues to grow, Getty Images remains committed to photographing the game of golf.”

Getty Images’ expertise in sports photography is widely recognized. In addition to being the accredited photography services provider to over 50 international sports’ governing bodies, including the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Getty Images’ award-winning photographers capture events in 130 sports across the globe each year. Getty Images is a trusted image provider with the most accessible, reliable way to search, license, download and manage the broadest selection of relevant imagery for visual communicators around the world.

Getty Images’ complete PGA TOUR collection can be viewed online at www.gettyimages.com

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.

About the PGA TOUR
The PGA TOUR is the world’s premier membership organization for touring professional golfers, co-sanctioning more than 100 tournaments on the PGA TOUR, Champions Tour and Nationwide Tour.
The PGA TOUR’s mission is to entertain and inspire its fans, deliver substantial value to its partners, create outlets for volunteers to give back, generate significant charitable and economic impact in communities in which it plays, and provide financial opportunities for TOUR players.

In 2010, the three Tours collectively have tournaments in 34 states and in 12 countries outside of the U.S. PGA TOUR tournaments are broadcast to nearly 600 million households in 231 countries and 30 languages.
Virtually all tournaments are organized as nonprofit organizations in order to maximize charitable giving. In 2009, tournaments on the three Tours generated nearly $109 million for local charitable organizations, bringing the TOUR’s all-time total of charitable contributions to nearly $1.5 billion.

The PGA TOUR’s web site is PGATOUR.COM, the No. 1 site in golf, and the company is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.

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