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The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday edition that Google Canada is partnering with eight publishers in a licensing agreement that will see the firm pay for news content as part of parent Alphabet's $1-billion (U.S.) global commitment to media companies.
The Globe's Andrew Willis writes that the tech giant is launching a product called Google News Showcase in Canada this fall, a platform that will see the company pay news organizations across the country for access to content and give media companies an opportunity to sell on-line advertising around their stories, as well as sign up new subscribers.
Geo Along with The Globe, Google is joining with Black Press Media, Glacier Media, Metro Media, SaltWire Network, Winnipeg Free Press, Narcity Media and Village Media. Collectively, the publishers own more than 70 national and regional media platforms.
Last October, Google committed to license content from media companies and has since rolled out Showcase in the U.K., Australia, Germany and Brazil.
Google is in talks with other Canadian publishers and expects to expand the program.
The current agreement excludes two of the country's largest media companies, Postmedia Network Canada and Torstar.
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