The Hulton collection was sold by the BBC to Brian Deutsch in 1988, and was acquired by Getty in 1996, who now own the rights to some 15 million photographs from the British press archives dating back to the Nineteenth Century.
The Hulton collection was sold by the BBC to Brian Deutsch in 1988, when was renamed Hulton Deutsch. With the acquisition of the Hulton library, Getty Images took ownership of the rights to some 15 million photographs from the British press archives dating back to the Nineteenth Century.