Seven finalises news agreements with Google and Facebook
May 3, 2021 11:15
Seven West Media (SWM) has signed agreements with Google and Facebook which will see the two tech companies pay to publish news from the media company.
SWM has also signed on for a three-year deal with Facebook, but is awaiting the company’s sign-off. It too, comes off the back of a letter of intent signed by SWM in February, to provide news content to Facebook.
SWM MD and CEO, James Warburton
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SWM managing director and CEO James Warburton, said: “Completion of the two agreements confirms the strong recognition of the quality and credibility of our leading television and newspaper news brands and entertainment content. Together, they underpin our sustainability and enable us to continue to build our digital platform.
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News Corp has announced that it has finalised a three-year deal with Facebook to share its news content on the social media platform in Australia. The development comes weeks after Facebook initially virtually restricted the sharing and viewing of all news content in Australia, after a disagreement with the country’s government over its News Media Bargaining Code. The deal is similar to the one that News Corp had signed with Google, also a party to the Media Bargaining Code.
The agreement involves news content from News Corp Australia, including The Australian, news.com.au website, The Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun and The Courier-Mail. It follows an agreement made by the company with Facebook in October 2019, which allowed for the sharing of content from News Corp’s publications in the United States, said the official note. This possible includes publications like The Wall Street Journal, The News York Post in the US, UK’s The Times and The Sunday times
March 15, 2021
The Morrison government has proposed changes to the franchising code to address the power imbalance between multinational car corporations and family-owned automotive businesses.
The reforms would increase penalties for multi-national car companies that breach the Franchising Code of Conduct from $66,000 to $10 million.
Such breaches would include changing contracts, poor compensation and breaking promises made under warranties.
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) Bruce Billson has welcomed the changes.
In his first official media statement since starting the role last week, Billson said he supported the suite of reforms, which seek to “mitigate the power imbalance between multinational car manufacturers and Australian dealers”.
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