Google in Talks to Pay Publishers for News Content -- Update
February 14 2020 - 9:47AM
Dow Jones News
By Benjamin Mullin
Alphabet Inc.'s Google is in talks with publishers about paying
a licensing fee for content that would be in a premium news
product, according to people familiar with the matter, a move that
would mark a shift in the search giant's relationship with news
organizations.
Talks are early, and it's unclear if agreements will be reached,
the people said. Most of the publishers in talks with Google are
outside the U.S., including in France and Europe, one of the people
said.
Financial terms of the possible licensing agreements being
considered couldn't be learned.
"We want to help people find quality journalism -- it's
important to informed democracy and helps support a sustainable
news industry," Google said in a statement. "We care deeply about
this and are talking with partners and looking at more ways to
expand our ongoing work with publishers, building on programmes
like our Google News Initiative."
Licensing deals between Google and news organizations for its
news product would be a watershed moment for publishers, who have
long sought compensation from the search giant. Google sends news
organizations huge amounts of traffic each month through its search
engine but has so far resisted paying news organizations for their
content directly.
Google would be the second tech giant to move toward paying
publishers. Last year, Facebook Inc. said it would pay news
organizations -- in some cases millions of dollars a year -- to
license their headlines and story summaries for a news tab.
Write to Benjamin Mullin at Benjamin.Mullin@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
February 14, 2020 09:32 ET (14:32 GMT)
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