Google Launches News Showcase Panels In Google News And On Discover

• ByStartupStory     |    May 18, 2021

Google launches news showcase panels in Google News and on Discover as per their announcement made on Tuesday. Google launches news showcase products in India with 30 publishers including national, regional and local news organisations.

Brad Bender, VP, Product, News, Google said regarding Google launches News showcase “To support news organisations and readers, we’re introducing Google News Showcase, our new online experience and licensing program. This program incentivises and supports news publishers to curate high quality content on Google News and Discover platforms, connecting readers with the news they need,”

Publishers include The Hindu Group, HT Digital Streams Ltd, Indian Express Group, ABP LIVE, India TV, NDTV, Zee News, Amar Ujala, Deccan Herald, Punjab Kesari, The Telegraph India, IANS (Indo Asian News Service), ANI, and many more to be a part of the Google launches News showcase.

As part of the licensing agreements with publishers, Google launches News showcase and will also pay participating news organisations to give readers access to a limited amount of paywalled content. Sanjay Gupta, Vice President, Google India, said in regard to google launches news showcase, “News Showcase is just one part of our overall commitment to the large and diverse Indian news ecosystem. Today, we’re also announcing the expansion of our Google News Initiative efforts to bolster journalist training efforts, and new programs to support over 800 small and mid-sized publications achieve financial sustainability with training in audience development and product innovation to support business success for news organisations.”

According to the company, Indian news publishers now join over 700 news publications globally, who have signed agreements for Google News Showcase in more than a dozen countries, including Germany, Brazil, Canada, France, Japan, the UK Australia, Czechia, Italy and Argentina, with discussions underway in a number of other countries.

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