Google agrees to pay Italian publishers for news
Showcase, which pays to use content online, is expected to launch in the country in the coming weeks
24 March 2021 - 16:31
Milan — Alphabet’s Google has sealed its first licence agreements in Italy with several publishers to offer access to some of their content on the US 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...
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