Australia’s Seven West Media Strikes Payment Deal With Google

Pedestrians walk past signage of the Seven Television Network in central Sydney on Feb. 21, 2011. Greg Wood/AFP via Getty Images

One of Australia’s largest media groups has inked a deal with Google to pay for its news content, potentially bypassing the government’s News Media Bargaining Code.

The agreement is expected to be finalised in 30 days and will see Seven West Media, one of the more prominent commercial media outlets so far, signing up to Google’s News Showcase.