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German competition authority launches probe into Google's news showcase

Google said that its Showcase product, which was launched last autumn, was one of many ways it supported journalism

Google launches Showcase, to train 50,000 journalists in digital skills

The Google New Showcase, launched late last year,currently active in several countries, will show content from Indian publisher partners in English and Hindi in dedicated News Showcase panels.

Google planning to lower commission rate for in-app purchases in S Korea

Google has announced a plan to newly introduce the 30 percent commission to all in-app digital goods purchases in South Korea later this year

Facebook has agreed to lift its Australian news ban, announces govt

Facebook blocked Australian users from accessing and sharing news after the House of Representatives passed the draft law late Wednesday last week

Major Australian media company strikes news pay deal with Google

Seven West Media has become the largest Australian news media business to strike a deal with Google to pay for journalism

Google's $76 mn deal with French publishers leaves many outlets infuriated

The move infuriated many other French outlets, which deemed it unfair and opaque

Google opens paid-for Aus news platform to undercut Canberra's payment law

Only rolled out previously in Brazil and Germany, the News Showcase platform was originally slated for launch last June

Microsoft supports Australian plan to make Google pay for news content

Although Bing is Australia's second most popular search engine, it has only a 3.6 per cent market share, according to web analytics service Statcounter

Google pauses plans for 'news showcase' product in Australia: Report

The company doesn't oppose a code, but the arbitration system outlined in the draft is "unworkable," Mel Silva, Google's vice president in Australia and New Zealand said

Google drops Australia from News Showcase launch amid regulator rancour

Alphabet Inc unit dropped Australia from the product's launch this week because its antitrust body has since pushed for laws forcing Google to pay royalties for content industry-wide

Google to pay publishers in 5 nations $1 bn over 3 years for news content

The internet search giant said Thursday that it has signed agreements for its news partnership program with nearly 200 publications in Germany, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, the U.K. and Australia

Google to pay some news publishers for content amid tensions with industry

The company said on Thursday that it plans to launch this year a licensing programme to pay publishers for high-quality content

Now, Google News to allow users to access articles in multiple languages

This essentially means users can stay up to date on the news in both English and Hindi at the same time.

Google will promote original reporting with tweaks in its search algorithm

It remains to be seen how such changes will affect news outlets, especially smaller online sites and local newspapers

Google fixes bug that stopped fresh content rollout in its news platform

Google search was facing an indexing issue that prevented the latest news other search results to show up on the result page

Google News prohibits sites not to hide country of origin

Google also allows publishers to file a spam report if they believe that another publisher has violated Google News inclusion guidelines

News outlets to seek bargaining rights against Google and Facebook

Facebook and Google are on the way to holding nearly 60 percent of the online advertising market