Australia’s Nine signs Facebook, Google deals under new licensing regime

Australian broadcaster and publisher Nine Entertainment  said it signed multi-year content-supply deals with Google and Facebook Inc., harnessing tough new licensing laws to bolster profit. The step means that all of Australia’s three largest media firms now have deals with U.S. tech giants that had until this year fiercely opposed laws making them negotiate over the fees they pay for the links driving clicks to their platforms.

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