News and Google hit a global share deal
NEWS Corp has reached a global licensing deal with Google to make “significant payments” for displaying its content on Google News Showcase.
Chief executive Robert Thomson (pictured) yesterday announced the “historic multi-year partnership” for publications including The Gold Coast Bulletin, as well as The Wall Street Journal and The New York Post in the US, The Times in the UK, and The Australian newspaper and websites.
The three-year agreement will include development of a subscription platform, the sharing of advertising revenue and further investments in audio and video journalism with YouTube.
Mr Thomson said the deal would have “a positive impact on journalism around the globe, as we have firmly established there should be a premium for premium journalism”.
“This has been a passionate cause for our company for well over a decade and I am gratified that the terms of trade are changing, not just for News Corp, but for every publisher,” he said.
The deal followed similar local announcements this week by Australian media companies Nine Entertainment, which would be paid $30m a year, Seven West Media and smaller publisher Junkee media.
Other agreements between Google and media outlets, including Guardian Australia and the ABC, are expected soon.
News Corp’s global announcement came as the federal government prepared to pass new media laws.
Mr Thomson said the deal had taken many years. He thanked Google, the government and News Corp leadership for steering the negotiations, which had drawn attention across the world.
AFTER an extended hiatus due to COVID-19, biweekly Story Rhyme Time has returned to Robina Town Centre.
For kids aged 15 months to seven years old, the half-hour sessions include singing with puppets, stories through song, playing with musical instruments and dancing.
Kreative Fairies’ Anne-Marie Maurer, known as Fairy Ani, said she was thrilled to be back in her magic grotto after nearly a year of virtual workshops.
“Our Story Rhyme Time sessions are designed to enhance a child’s cognitive, social and emotional development through sensory play, song, dance and learning,” she said.
“Speech, language and gross motor development are also key cornerstones of our program, which I have been developing for close to 20 years since I first started out in the performing arts industry.”
Story Rhyme Time is upstairs in The Kitchens near Kaisercraft Wednesdays and Fridays at 10am and 10.45am. Tickets are $5 per child, which includes a medium hot beverage and baby chino from nearby Crema Espresso.