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Google Expands News Showcase, Inks Deals With Over 600 Publications for Content

Reuters | Wednesday March 31, 2021

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 its News Showcase programme.

Google News Showcase to Offer Access to Content From Italian Publishers

Reuters | Wednesday March 24, 2021

Google said it had sealed agreements with various Italian publishers to offer access to some of their content on the US tech giant's Showcase news platform.

Google Search Adds Full Coverage Feature to Provide More Context to News Stories

Jasmin Jose | Tuesday March 9, 2021

Google is rolling out the Full Coverage feature on its Search. The Full Coverage feature debuted in Google News in 2018 and with its launch on Google Search, it becomes easier for people to comprehend complex news stories while navigating for information through Google Search.

Alphabet Said to Be in Talks With Spanish Publishers to Bring Google News Back

Reuters | Tuesday February 23, 2021

Google is negotiating individual licensing deals with a divided Spanish news industry that could allow the US tech giant's news service to resume in the country, three sources close to the matter said.

Google Strikes Deal With News Corp as Australia Pushes for Payment Regulation

Reuters | Thursday February 18, 2021

News Corp struck a global news deal with Google, the Rupert Murdoch-controlled media company said, in one of the most extensive deals of its kind with big tech.

Google Strikes Deal With News Corp Amid Pressure On Regulation

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday February 17, 2021

Google has agreed to make "significant payments" to Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. for content, the companies said Wednesday as tech firms face growing pressure to pay for news from an Australian-led initiative.

Google News Content Payment Row: Australia Says New Laws Already Working

Reuters | Wednesday February 17, 2021

Australia said promised laws forcing tech giants to pay media outlets for content had already succeeded after reports that publisher and broadcaster Nine Entertainment agreed on a licensing deal with Google.

Google Signs $76 Million Deal With French Publishers for News Snippets in Search

Reuters | Saturday February 13, 2021

Google has signed a $76 million deal with a consortium of 121 French news publishers to use news snippets in search, according to documents seen by Reuters. The move has infuriated many other French outlets, including AFP, which deemed it unfair and opaque.

Facebook, Google News Content Payment: Australia to Introduce Landmark Legislation Next Week

Reuters | Friday February 12, 2021

Australia will introduce landmark legislation to force Google and Facebook to pay publishers and broadcasters for content next week, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said.

Google Launches Paid-for Australia News Platform in Drive to Derail Country’s Content Payment Law

Reuters | Friday February 5, 2021

Google launched a platform in Australia offering news it has paid for, striking its own content deals with publishers in a drive to show legislation proposed by Canberra to enforce payments, a world-first, is unnecessary.

Facebook, Google Grants Australian Local Government PR Website News Provider Status

Reuters | Friday January 22, 2021

Google and Facebook have granted an Australian local government news provider status, drawing questions about the internet giants' efforts to curate news media.

Google Launches $3 Million Fund To Fight Vaccine Misinformation

World News | Reuters | Tuesday January 12, 2021

The Google News Initiative on Tuesday launched a global open fund to fight misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, worth up to $3 million.

Facebook, Google News Content Payment Laws Are Just the Start: Australian Competition Watchdog

Reuters | Tuesday January 12, 2021

Australia's competition regulator has warned that planned laws to make the country the first in the world to force Google and Facebook to pay for news content were likely just the start of more regulation for digital platforms.

Sushil Kumar Modi Files Nomination For Rajya Sabha Bypoll

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 2, 2020

Veteran BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi on Wednesday filed his nomination papers for by-election to a Rajya Sabha seat in Bihar which has been necessitated by the death of Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan.

Highlights: "Good Governance" Reason Behind BJP's Success, Says PM Modi

India News | Edited by Sumana Nandy | Wednesday November 11, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed party workers and supporters at the BJP headquarters in Delhi after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) retained Bihar for a second straight term in a tightly fought election, the result of which was declared early Wednesday morning after almost 15 hours of counting.