Google News Showcase has already reached nearly 450 publications across a dozen countries, the majority of which are local and regional.
The announcement comes at a time when the News Media Bargaining Code has triggered a bitter war between Google and the Australian government.
Google announced that, it is going invest about $1 billion over the next three years towards news partnerships and for Google News Showcase helps support publications to produce, distribute and explain essential information to users in new ways.
As this early version of News Showcase rolls out, the partnerships will provide financial support for some of the country's most respected independent, local and regional publications including The Canberra Times, The Illawarra Mercury, The Saturday Paper, Crikey, The New Daily, InDaily and The Conversation," the company announced.
The Google News Showcase, recently launched in the UK, is covering approximately 120 publications. In Argentina’s case, 40 Argentinian publications have been reported to sign up. Soon to launch in Italy and already taking Germany and Brazil under its wing, the service is now said to include content from over 450 publications worldwide.
Sources said, Google has started making moves in India to avoid similar mistakes that the company made in Australia when it comes to Google News and revenue sharing with news publishers.
