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Google and Facebook are “very close” to deals with major Australian media to pay for news, a top government official said Monday, as the tech giants scramble to avoid landmark regulation, according to AFP.   Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said talks with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google CEO Sundar Pichai had made “great progress” in resolving a standoff being closely watched around the world, the news agency reported. Australia is poised to adopt legislation that would… Source link

Topline Google is close to inking commercial deals with several major Australian media outlets including ABC, Nine Entertainment, and Guardian Australia, following the announcement of a deal with Seven West Media on Monday, as the company attempts to back down from threats to shut down its search engine in the country over legislation that would force Google and Facebook to pay domestic media companies for news. Google is set to ink deals with several major Australian… Source link

“If it goes through as is, it will be very beneficial for Australian media,” Barnet said of the code. “Google will be lobbying very hard in the background … to confine it to News Showcase,” she added. Seven West Media said it will release more details about the deal after those details are finalized within 30 days. Before the announcement, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg had said Google and Facebook were close to striking commercial deals, “which could be of real benefit to the domestic… Source link

Google announced two weeks ago that it had begun paying seven far smaller Australian websites under News Showcase. Google regional director Mel Silva said: “We are proud to support original, trusted, and quality journalism and are excited to welcome Seven West Media today as a major Australian publishing partner to join Google News Showcase.” The partnership was a substantial investment for Google in journalism not just in metro areas but in smaller communities, she added. Neither Google… Source link

CANBERRA, Australia — Seven West Media has become the largest Australian news media business to strike a deal with Google to pay for journalism in a partnership announced Monday before the nation’s Parliament considers draft laws to force digital giants to pay for news. Google and the publicly listed broadcast television, print and online publishing company jointly announced they had agreed on “long-term partnership” after weekend discussions Australian government… Source link

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Google announced two weeks ago that it had begun paying seven far smaller Australian websites under News Showcase. Google regional director Mel Silva said: “We are proud to support original, trusted, and quality journalism and are excited to welcome Seven West Media today as a major Australian publishing partner to join Google News Showcase.” The partnership was a substantial investment for Google in journalism not just in metro areas but in smaller communities, she added. Neither Google… Source link

(This February 15 story corrects to Monday in paragraph 2) SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Seven West Media Ltd became the country’s first major news outlet to strike a licensing deal with Google, as the government pushes ahead with a law that would force the internet giant to pay media companies for content. At an earnings announcement on Monday, Seven, which owns a free-to-air television network and the main metro newspaper in the city of Perth, said it would supply content for Google’s… Source link

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Seven West Media Ltd became the country’s first major news outlet to strike a licensing deal with Google, as the government pushes ahead with a law that would force the internet giant to pay media companies for content. At an earnings announcement on Tuesday, Seven, which owns a free-to-air television network and the main metro newspaper in the city of Perth, said it would supply content for Google’s News Showcase platform. It did not disclose terms. The… Source link

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Seven West Media Ltd became the country’s first major news outlet to strike a licensing deal with Google, as the government pushes ahead with a law that would force the internet giant to pay media companies for content. At an earnings announcement on Tuesday, Seven, which owns a free-to-air television network and the main metro newspaper in the city of Perth, said it would supply content for Google’s News Showcase platform. It did not disclose terms. The… Source link