The ongoing MLB lockout has left baseball frozen and uncertain in days when it should be thawing out and looking toward the glory of opening day. It has also left the winter’s business unfinished and in a state of suspended animation. Whenever a deal is struck and players are summoned to spring training, there will be no time for picking up steam. Teams will have to be filled in at warp speed. Despite a flurry of activity prior to the lockout, there are a lot of big names without teams and… Source link
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(Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google has reached licensing deals with over 600 news outlets around the world and is seeing a “huge increase” in users requesting more content from specific publications as part of a new program, it said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: The Google sign is shown on one of the company’s office buildings in Irvine, California, U.S., October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake The update comes as big internet service providers including Facebook Inc have been locked in bitter… Source link
Read More »Google says ‘not up to us’ to dictate how news companies spend its $1 billion
(Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google has reached licensing deals with over 600 news outlets around the world and is seeing a “huge increase” in users requesting more content from specific publications as part of a new program, it said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: The Google sign is shown on one of the company’s office buildings in Irvine, California, U.S., October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake The update comes as big internet service providers including Facebook Inc have been locked in bitter… Source link
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