German competition authority investigating Google News Showcase
Germany’s competition authority Bundeskartellamt has launched an investigation of Google news showcase, a platform with news from publishers. The authority
The joy of reading books rediscovered during the pandemic
With people stuck at home and many outdoor activities shut down, the joy of reading books seems to have been
A global project to get gender balance in the news
BBC’s 50:50 project, aiming to achieve gender balance in programs, has led to other companies using the same measurement. 41
8 European publishers selected for Google’s Subscriptions Lab 2.0
Google kicked off on Wednesday the second edition of the Google News Initiative Subscriptions Lab program in Europe, developed in
Google paying Italian publishers
A number of Italian publishers have signed agreement to contribute content to Google News Showcase, Google announced. Google News Showcase
Big tech and publishers discussing payments
An antitrust panel at the US House of Representatives have called big tech companies and publishers for a discussion about
Facebook to pay USD 1 billion for news
Following the turbulence when Facebook stopped the sharing of news in Australia, the company now says it will spend at
Governments joining forces against big IT
Canadian government has discussed with Germany, France, Finland and Australia about working together on ensuring fair compensation when big IT
Google and Australian government saving faces
The heated discussions about forcing big IT companies like Google to pay Australian publishers for using their content online could
Google paying via News Showcase – not for links
Google has repeated that it will not pay for links but indicates that the company wants to use its recently