Google signs deal with Irish Examiner and other Irish media partners to promote news

Google News Showcase launched in 2020, with more than 1,000 news publications signed to deals since its inception. File picture:vAP Ph/Jeff Chiu

A number of Irish media publishers, including the Irish Examiner and the Irish Timeshave signed agreements with Google to license their content for use on its new News Showcase platform.

Google announced this morning it had agreed terms with seven publishers – including the Irish Times Group, Journal Media, and regional publisher Celtic Media – representing nearly 40 publications, to provide licensed content for the service from later this year.