Country Press Australia signs Letter of Intent with Facebook

July 2, 2021 4:12

Country Press Australia (CPA) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Facebook, just a day after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) issued a draft determination proposing to authorise CPA and its members to collectively negotiate with Facebook and Google over payments for news content that appears on respective platforms.

CPA were given interim approval by the ACCC in April and acted under that authorisation, according to a spokesperson from the ACCC.

CPA currently represents 81 news publishers which publish 160 regional newspapers across Australia, providing local and independent news to regional communities in print and online.

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Olivia Kruimel

Olivia Kruimel was the managing editor at Mumbrella. She has more than 15 years of experience in journalism, communications and marketing. Her journalism career began at Fairfax Media (now part of Nine) and includes various B2B publications such as B&T, Travel Today and ALB. As a marketer Olivia has worked for Standard Chartered and various global law firms.