In some countries, Google will tear down the paywall on news publications with the News Showcase
The Google News Showcase was originally launched in Germany and Brazil; last week it was offered in Australia. Today, Google started bringing the feature to even more countries, namely the U.K. and Argentina. In the former country, 120 publications have signed up to have their work distributed by Google including The Financial Times, The Telegraph, and Reuters. In the latter country, 40 titles, including the two largest newspapers in the country, have joined the Google News Showcase.
Zach Leonard, CEO of The Independent, said, “Google News Showcase extends The Independent’s well established partnership with Google, delivering on the brand’s diversified strategy to develop data-rich, engaged customer relationships, licensing revenues and digital subscriptions. We’re thrilled to join the platform as it rolls out.”