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Google signs deals with Italian publishers for content on News Showcase

MILAN (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Wednesday it had sealed agreements with various Italian publishers to offer access to some of their content on the U.S. tech giant’s Showcase news platform. Google News Showcase is a global vehicle to pay news publishers for their content online and a new service that would allow partnering publishers to curate content and provide limited access to paywalled stories for users. The accord was signed with a number of Italian publishers,… Source link

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Google signs news content deals with Italian publishers

By Cristina Carlevaro, Elvira Pollina MILAN (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google has sealed its first licence agreements in Italy with several publishers to offer access to some of their content on the U.S. tech group’s Showcase news platform. Google News Showcase is a global product to pay news publishers for their content online and a new service that allows partnering publishers to curate content and provide limited access to paywalled stories for users. Showcase is expected to launch in… Source link

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Google signs news content deals with Italian publishers

By Cristina Carlevaro, Elvira Pollina MILAN (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google has sealed its first licence agreements in Italy with several publishers to offer access to some of their content on the U.S. tech group’s Showcase news platform. Google News Showcase is a global product to pay news publishers for their content online and a new service that allows partnering publishers to curate content and provide limited access to paywalled stories for users. Showcase is expected to launch in… Source link

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Google signs news content deals with Italian publishers

By Cristina Carlevaro, Elvira Pollina MILAN (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google has sealed its first licence agreements in Italy with several publishers to offer access to some of their content on the U.S. tech group’s Showcase news platform. Google News Showcase is a global product to pay news publishers for their content online and a new service that allows partnering publishers to curate content and provide limited access to paywalled stories for users. Showcase is expected to launch in… Source link

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Bill to aid US publishers vs. Google, Facebook rises again

Legislation that aims to bolster U.S. news organizations in negotiations with tech companies has supporters hoping that third time’s the charm By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer March 22, 2021, 2:17 PM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article A congressional effort to bolster U.S. news organizations in negotiations with Big Tech has supporters hoping that third time’s the charm. The bill, the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, was introduced in March for the… Source link

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Microsoft takes aim at Google as it supports bill to give news publishers more leverage over Big Tech.

Lawmakers on Friday debated an antitrust bill that would give news publishers collective bargaining power with online platforms like Facebook and Google, putting the spotlight on a proposal aimed at chipping away at the power of Big Tech. At a hearing held by the House antitrust subcommittee, Microsoft’s president, Brad Smith, emerged as a leading industry voice in favor of the law. He took a divergent path from his tech counterparts, pointing to an imbalance in power between publishers and… Source link

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Google May Have to Negotiate Payment for US News Publishers

Google, Facebook, and other big tech companies may have to negotiate deals with US news publishers to pay them for content if new bill passes. The bipartisan bill is led by Senator Amy Klobuchar and Representative David Cicilline, both Democrats. It’s sponsored by Senator John Kennedy and Representative Ken Buck, both Republicans. If passed, the bill will introduce legislation that will make it easier for news publishers to enter collective negotiations with companies like Google and… Source link

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Exclusive: French antitrust investigators say Google breached its orders on talks with news publishers – sources

PARIS (Reuters) – French antitrust investigators have accused Alphabet Inc’s Google of failing to comply with the state competition authority’s orders on how to conduct negotiations with news publishers over copyright, two sources who read the investigators’ report said. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Google is seen at the high profile startups and high tech leaders gathering, Viva Tech,in Paris, France May 16, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Platiau In the 93-page report, known as a statement of… Source link

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Why Facebook and Google Are Fighting Publishers Over Paying for News

Facebook Inc. FB 2.12% on Tuesday agreed to restore news to its platform in Australia, following a five-day blackout that came amid a standoff with the country’s government over a proposal that would force tech companies to pay news publishers for content. The current showdown, which also involves Alphabet Inc.’s GOOG 0.29% Google, represents the boiling over of a long-simmering… Source link

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