Stuff and others agree content deal with Google

Stuff and others agree content deal with Google
NPA-led media group signs up to content deal with Google (Image: Getty)
Daniel Dunkley
News outlets led by the News Publishers’ Association have agreed on a long-awaited money-for-content deal with internet giant Google. Stuff, Allied Press, The Spinoff, Ashburton Guardian, Mahurangi Matters and Hibiscus Matters, The Gisborne Herald, The Wairarapa Times-Age and Wanaka App have all signed up to Google’s news platform, Google News Showcase. The deal comes nearly two years after Google began striking deals with local newsgroups — with BusinessDesk one of the first New Zealand outlets to sign up to Showcas...

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