Canadian order on intermediaries a big boost for Indian news outlets
2 years, 7 months ago

Canadian order on intermediaries a big boost for Indian news outlets

The Hindu  

A recent Canadian order on news intermediaries like Google has come as a big boost to Indian newspapers and their digital news editions in their fight against the alleged monopolist exploitation of their news content by Google. According to newspaper sources, Google earns a huge amount of According to the Canadian order, an online news Act has been created to regulate digital news intermediaries with a view to enhancing fairness in the Canadian digital news marketplace. The proposed rule would ensure that platforms like Facebook and Google negotiate commercial deals and pay news publishers fairly for their content. Top Indian newspapers and their digital editions are being represented by the Digital News Publishers Association in a similar fight against Google for fair play in India.

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Meet on revenue-sharing between Big Tech, online news publishers today
6 months, 1 week ago

Meet on revenue-sharing between Big Tech, online news publishers today

Hindustan Times  

The ministry of information and broadcasting will hold an interministerial meeting on Wednesday to discuss the dominance of Big Tech companies in digital advertising and its disproportionate impact on digital news publishers and a possible legal framework to ensure a level playing field, according to a memorandum reviewed by HT. Meet on revenue-sharing between Big Tech, online news publishers today …

DNPA Awards 2024: ‘Asymmetry between digital publishers & Big Tech’, says Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar
10 months, 2 weeks ago

DNPA Awards 2024: ‘Asymmetry between digital publishers & Big Tech’, says Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Hindustan Times  

Union minister of state for electronics and information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Wednesday said there is an asymmetry between the digital news publishers and Big Tech platforms such as Facebook and Google over the revenue sharing model. Chandrasekhar assured that the Digital India Act, to be rolled out after the 2024 Lok Sabha election, will deal with the ‘very pronounced …

Canada says Google will pay $74 million annually to Canadian news industry under new online law
1 year ago

Canada says Google will pay $74 million annually to Canadian news industry under new online law

Associated Press  

TORONTO — Canada’s government said Wednesday it reached a deal with Google for the company to contribute $100 million Canadian dollars annually to the country’s news industry to comply with a new Canadian law requiring tech companies to pay publishers for their content. “Unfortunately Meta continues to completely abdicate any responsibility towards democratic institutions.” Pascale St-Onge, the minister of Canadian …

Rajeev Chandrasekhar promises to address imbalance in digital news monetisation
1 year, 11 months ago

Rajeev Chandrasekhar promises to address imbalance in digital news monetisation

Hindustan Times  

In a bid to address the “disproportionate imbalance” in the news industry, Union minister of state for electronics and information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar has called upon Big Tech aggregators to support digital news creators and help the latter with a fair share of the acquired revenue. Union minister of state for electronics and information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar He was virtually …

Australian experts, Indian publishers discuss way forward in big tech and digital media
2 years ago

Australian experts, Indian publishers discuss way forward in big tech and digital media

The Hindu  

Indian publishers and Australian think tank circles exchanged ideas on emerging changes in big tech and digital media relationship at the inaugural edition of the DNPA Dialogues — a webinar hosted by the Digital News Publishers Association — on November 25. Elaborating on social media platforms having a dominant presence, Rod Sims, former Chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer …

DNPA Dialogues, India’s first roundtable on Big Tech and news media, starts on Friday
2 years, 1 month ago

DNPA Dialogues, India’s first roundtable on Big Tech and news media, starts on Friday

The Hindu  

India’s first roundtable on the changing links between Big Tech and digital media will start on Friday, November 25, with the Digital News Publishers Association as the event host. According to DNPA’s release, the session will largely cover antitrust issues in the Big Tech sector and explore how they affect digital media professionals. The Dialogues aim to bring together stakeholders …

Why India has ordered yet another probe against Google
2 years, 2 months ago

Why India has ordered yet another probe against Google

Firstpost  

The investigation comes after a new complaint from News Broadcasters & Digital Association alleging that its members were compelled to provide Google with news content in order to give their web links higher priority on its Search Engine Result Page The Competition Commission of India has ordered another probe against Google for alleged unfair revenue sharing terms with regard to …

U.S. bill strengthens digital news publishers’ right for revenue sharing with Big Tech
2 years, 4 months ago

U.S. bill strengthens digital news publishers’ right for revenue sharing with Big Tech

The Hindu  

Bipartite senators in the United States on Wednesday introduced a revised version of a bill that would make it easier for digital news publishers to negotiate with Big Tech companies for using their content on the former’s respective platforms. As per news agency Reuters, the bill titled ‘The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act’ endeavours to remove “legal obstacles to news …

Government plans law to make Google, Facebook pay for news | What this means
2 years, 5 months ago

Government plans law to make Google, Facebook pay for news | What this means

India Today  

After Australia, Canada and France, now India is reportedly putting the final touches to a new piece of legislation that would make tech giants like Google and Facebook pay for the news content they display on their platforms. If implemented, the proposed law would compel global tech majors such as Alphabet, Meta, Twitter, and Amazon to pay Indian newspapers and …

Why Canada's Online News Act To Regulate Intermediaries Gives Boost To Indian Digital Publishers
2 years, 7 months ago

Why Canada's Online News Act To Regulate Intermediaries Gives Boost To Indian Digital Publishers

ABP News  

New Delhi: With Canada passing the Online News Act, which will regulate digital news intermediaries and enabled publishers to bargain fair revenue or advertising sharing, the move comes as a boost for Indian newspapers and digital news publishers, media observers feel. Canada's Online News Act has been created with a view to enhancing fairness in the Canadian digital news marketplace. …

CCI orders probe into Google’s alleged abuse of position in online news market
2 years, 8 months ago

CCI orders probe into Google’s alleged abuse of position in online news market

The Hindu  

The Competition Commission of India has ordered a probe into complaints against Google for allegedly abusing its dominant position in the online news market. In a statement, the Indian Newspapers Society said that Alphabet Inc., Google LLC, Google India Private Limited, Google Ireland Limited and Google Asia Pacific Pte Limited are allegedly abusing their dominant position related to news referral …

Why Digital News Companies In India Are Unhappy With Google And How They Are Fighting Back
2 years, 11 months ago

Why Digital News Companies In India Are Unhappy With Google And How They Are Fighting Back

News 18  

To find, report and deliver news to readers online, digital news companies in India are required to spend a considerable amount of money. And there’s no denying that online Now, you must be thinking that it’s a fairly simple business model where news is delivered online for free, readers click on it to read them and hopefully interact with the …

CCI orders Google inquiry after news publishers complain
2 years, 11 months ago

CCI orders Google inquiry after news publishers complain

The Hindu  

India's competition watchdog on Friday ordered an investigation into Alphabet Inc's Google following allegations from news publishers, saying its initial view was that the tech giant had broken some antitrust laws. In its order, the Competition Commission of India said Google dominates certain online search services in the country and may have imposed unfair conditions on news publishers. The complainant, …

'Legacy Media Houses Wrongfully Classified As Digital Media' : DNPA Moves Madras High Court Against IT Rules
3 years, 6 months ago

'Legacy Media Houses Wrongfully Classified As Digital Media' : DNPA Moves Madras High Court Against IT Rules

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Wednesday issued notice in a plea filed by the Digital News Publishers Association as well as journalist Mukund Padmanabhan, challenging the constitutionality of the Information Technology Rules, 2021, and seeking declaration of the same as "ultra vires, void and violative of Articles 14, Article 19 and 19 of the Constitution of India". Digital News Publishers …

Google partners with The Hindu Group and select media houses to launch 'News Showcase'
3 years, 7 months ago

Google partners with The Hindu Group and select media houses to launch 'News Showcase'

The Hindu  

Google on Tuesday announced the roll out of ‘News Showcase’ in India with 30 news publishers, including national, regional and local news organizations. To support news organizations and readers, we’re introducing Google News Showcase, our new online experience and licensing program,” Brad Bender, VP, Product, News, Google, said. He added that this program incentivises and supports news publishers to curate …

Google News Showcase launched in India with 30 news publishers
3 years, 7 months ago

Google News Showcase launched in India with 30 news publishers

India TV News  

Google has announced that it has rolled out News Showcase in India. The aim is to support news organisations and readers supports news publishers to curate high quality content on Google's News and Discover platforms in the country, connecting readers with the news they need, especially in these tough Covid-19 times. "This builds on News Showcase deals signed by 700 …

INS wants tech giants to pay for news, govt yet to take a call
3 years, 9 months ago

INS wants tech giants to pay for news, govt yet to take a call

India Today  

The ministry of information and broadcasting today clarified that it has "not endorsed" the demand by the Indian Newspaper Society for sharing advertising revenue by techno companies like Google, Facebook, etc., to compensate Indian newspapers for using their content. He was responding to a question of whether the government receives revenue from companies like Google for the Indian news published …

Google Asked by Indian Newspaper Society to Compensate for Using Their Content, Raise Ad Revenue Share
3 years, 9 months ago

Google Asked by Indian Newspaper Society to Compensate for Using Their Content, Raise Ad Revenue Share

News 18  

The Indian Newspaper Society on Thursday asked Google to compensate Indian newspapers for using their content and insisted that the global search giant increase the publisher share of advertising revenue to 85 percent. “The Society insisted that Google should increase the publisher share of advertising revenue to 85 percent, and also ensure more transparency in the revenue reports provided to …

Content tracking: The Hindu Editorial on government regulation of online news, OTT services
4 years, 1 month ago

Content tracking: The Hindu Editorial on government regulation of online news, OTT services

The Hindu  

The recent decision of the government to bring video streaming services and online news under the ambit of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting was much anticipated, though with some trepidation. Recently, when the Supreme Court asked for its suggestions toward improving the existing self-regulatory mechanism for television media, in a case involving Sudarshan News, the government stated that regulating …

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