May 3rd, 2021 By David Knox 1 commentFiled under: News,
Seven West Media has now finalised a long-form agreement with Google and signed a long-form agreement with Facebook (awaiting signature by the latter overnight).
The agreement with Google is for five years and Facebook for three years.
SWM Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, 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.
“These partnerships have been made possible by the introduction of the Media Bargaining Code. This has been an important reform led by Prime Minister Scott Morrison, the Chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Rod Sims, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Communications Minister Paul Fletcher.”
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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A troubling 20 per cent of Aussies also believe the government is covering up the health risks associated with the 5G wireless network, including that it is being used to spread the coronavirus.
The roll-out of 5G networks in Australia began in June 2019, with technology using a similar frequency to existing 3G and 4G networks.
The only difference with 5G is it can work at faster speeds as it uses a higher band. Any suggestions that there is a link between 5G and coronavirus are utterly baseless, Communications Minister Paul Fletcher said in 2020, when the theory gained traction. There is no evidence that the use of these radio waves in mobile networks is harmful to health or related to the current health pandemic.
Australia Post did not get Holgateâs written sign-off before standing her aside
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The board of Australia Post failed to seek legal advice or get a written commitment from Christine Holgate that she would stand aside for an investigation into the Cartier watches saga before publicly announcing that she had agreed to do so.
Ms Holgate is now considering legal action against Australia Post over her controversial exit as chief executive in November, claiming chair Lucio Di Bartolomeo unlawfully stood her down in breach of her contract amid pressure from the Morrison government.