Guardian Australia strikes deal with Facebook to licence news to the platform

Guardian Australia has struck a deal with Facebook to licence news content to the platform’s News tab.After months of lengthy negotiations between the two companies since the passage of the federal government’s news media bargaining code in February, Guardian Australia’s managing director, Dan Stinton, announced the agreement with Facebook had been reached on Friday.“Guardian journalism is already a trusted source of news on Facebook in Australia, so we welcome the opportunity to licence our content to the platform. We look forward to partnering with Facebook to make the launch of News tab a success,” Stinton said.Facebook’s news partnerships lead for Australia and New Zealand, Andrew Hunter, welcomed the agreement.“We are pleased to partner with Guardian Australia to bring additional news posts to Facebook,” he said. “Facebook will continue to work with a variety of publishers to support the sustainability of Australia’s news industry.”Facebook’s News tab has yet to launch in Australia, but will be a dedicated news feed for journalism on Facebook, curated by Facebook staff. When the product launched in the UK in January, the Guardian reported it was expected Facebook would pay millions of pounds per year to local publishers.Guardian Australia struck a similar deal with Google in…
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