ACMA given $4.2m to enforce News Media Code
May 5, 2021 10:02
The Australian Government is setting aside $4.2 million in the 2021-22 Budget for the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to support the implementation and administration of the government’s new News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code.
This is despite numerous publishers signing agreements with tech giants Google and Facebook outside of the code, including News Corp, Seven West Media, Australian Community Media, Private Media, Solstice Media and Schwartz Media.
Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts, Paul Fletcher, said the funding would provide ACMA with the resources to enforce the code.
ACCC green lights CPA members to bargain with Google & Facebook
April 29, 2021 11:19
Members of Country Press Australia (CPA) can now begin collectively bargaining with Google and Facebook over payments for their news content.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has granted interim authorisation for negotiations to begin over news that is published on Google and Facebook from the 81 members and 160 regional newspapers the CPA represents.
Members can not only collectively negotiate with Google and Facebook respectively, but also engage in discussions with each other and exchange information about those negotiations.
CPA Members Yorke Peninsula Country Times & The Gilgandra Weekly
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