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Australian media thrives after forcing Big Tech to pay for content – Financial Post

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2 months ago

March 11, 2022

Harry Miller

Some companies struggle to navigate ‘opaque’ bargaining code with Google and Facebook

Financial Times

Nic Fildes in Sydney

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Mar 11, 2022 • 4 hours ago • 3 minute read • 6 Comments

Nine Entertainment reported interim results last month that showed a 39 per cent increase in its earnings at its publishing unit after the Facebook and Google deals. Photo by LEON NEAL,LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images files

Google and Facebook paid Australian media companies around A$200 million in the past year because of new regulation that has helped the local industry, according to a new report.

But the system remains an “opaque mess” and some companies are unable to negotiate easily with Big Tech companies, warned the report published on Thursday by the Judith Neilson Institute, a Sydney-based philanthropic organization that funds media projects.

Australia was the first country in the world to introduce laws forcing technology platforms to negotiate payments with the local media industry after a battle between Google and the country’s consumer regulator. Since then, around 30 deals between media organizations and Big Tech have been struck.

The implementation of the system has been scrutinized globally as other countries including the U.S. and the U.K. consider introducing similar legislation to try to reset the balance between media companies and technology titans.

The impact of the law, introduced a year ago, has been widely monitored with the Australian government saying this month it would review the New Media Bargaining Code to ensure it was effective.

Bill Grueskin, a professor at Columbia Journalism School who authored the report, said that the Google and Facebook payments were used to create at least 50 new journalist roles in underserved parts of the market.

He said that Monica Attard, a Sydney-based media professor, had described the market for entry-level journalist roles as being the best she had seen in 20 years.

The terms of the deals have not been published but Grueskin cited figures suggesting that Nine Entertainment, which owns the Fairfax newspaper stable including the Sydney Morning Herald, and Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp Australia have deals paying them more than A$50 million a year with both Google and Facebook. Smaller regional papers are being paid up to A$62,000 a year based on contracts he had seen.

Nine Entertainment reported interim results last month that showed a 39 per cent increase in its earnings at its publishing unit to A$94.5 million after the Facebook and Google deals.

Yet some publishers have struggled to negotiate with the technology companies because they have little information to determine how much they should be earning due to a lack of transparency in the bargaining code.

“It’s a murky deal with the details guarded like they’re the launch codes for nuclear missiles,” said Grueskin, a former Bloomberg and Wall Street Journal reporter who described the system as an “opaque mess”.

Rod Sims, the head of the Australian consumer watchdog that designed the code, told the Financial Times earlier this month that the laws should help journalism thrive in the digital age and that he had spoken to international regulators about the impact of the bargaining code.

He added that the objective of the laws was primarily to restore bargaining power to the media industry and not transparency, as each deal was a commercial agreement.

Meta, Facebook’s parent company, said: “Commercial deals are just one of the ways that Meta provides support to publishers, and we’ve had ongoing discussions with publishers about the types of news content that can best deliver value for publishers and for Meta.”

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Media Release – May 20, 2022 – Guelph Police – Guelph Police Service

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6 hours ago

May 20, 2022

Harry Miller

Attempt break and enter

The Guelph Police Service is investigating after an attempted break and enter at a west-end business.

Early Thursday morning, two males arrived by vehicle at a business on Speedvale Avenue West. One of the suspects was caught on video using an angle grinder in an attempt to gain access to a storage unit, but the males fled when an alarm sounded.

A query of the licence plates, which were on an older two-tone Ford Escape, revealed they are registered to another vehicle.

The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call Constable Graeme Adams at 519-824-1212, ext. 7419, email him at gadams@guelphpolice.ca, leave an anonymous message for Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or leave an anonymous tip online at www.csgw.tips.

Prohibited driver arrested

A Cambridge male banned from driving was arrested after he was caught behind the wheel in Guelph Thursday.

A Guelph Police Service officer was on patrol on Speedvale Avenue West just after 3 p.m. when he queried a licence plate and learned it was registered to a prohibited driver. A traffic stop was conducted and the owner of the vehicle confirmed to be the driver.

Investigation revealed the male is a prohibited driver as a result of a December, 2021, conviction for refusing to provide a breath sample. A 49-year-old Cambridge male is charged with driving while prohibited and driving while suspended. He will appear in a Guelph court July 5, 2022.

Male threatens staff, gets arrested

A Guelph male faces charges after threatening to “mace” employees of a local business Thursday afternoon.

Approximately 4:20 p.m. the male entered a business on Woodlawn Road West near Woolwich Street. Staff recognized him from a shoplifting incident earlier in the week and began to follow him. The male became agitated and threatened to “mace” the employees before reaching into a fanny pack he was wearing and removing something.

Staff retreated and called police, who located the male in the area of the business. He was not found to be carrying any weapons.

A 40-year-old Guelph male is charged with two counts of uttering threats and breaching probation. He was held for a bail hearing Friday.

Stunt driving charge laid

A Guelph male was taken off the road after he was caught Thursday driving more than twice the speed limit.

A Guelph Police Service Traffic Unit officer was patrolling just before 1 p.m. in the area of Victoria Road South and College Avenue West when he observed a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed. The vehicle was clocked at 110 km/h in a posted 50 km/h zone.

A 21-year-old Guelph male is charged with stunt driving and speeding. His driver’s licence was immediately suspended for 30 days and his vehicle impounded for 15 days.

Total calls for service in the last 24 hours – 246

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Brock Media Clips for Friday, May 20 – The Brock News – Brock University

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7 hours ago

May 20, 2022

Harry Miller

A man in a red shirt sits in front of a grey wall.

Assistant Professor of Education Stanley ‘Bobby’ Henry spoke to CHCH about statements from Prince Charles that discussed residential schools in Canada and the need for reconciliation.

Here’s a look at some of the media attention Brock University received recently.

Royal Canadian Tour continues, Indigenous groups await formal monarchy apology: Assistant Professor of Education Stanley ‘Bobby’ Henry spoke to CHCH about statements from Prince Charles that discussed residential schools in Canada and the need for reconciliation.

Brock prepares future nurses for challenges in the field: Department of Nursing Chair Karyn Taplay and Nursing student Sierra Smith spoke to Newstalk 610 CKTB about the growth of Brock’s Nursing program, as well as what it’s like to pursue a career in nursing. Taplay also discussed the Nursing program’s expanding enrolment in a St. Catharines Standard article.

Who are union members supporting in this election?: Professor of Labour Studies Larry Savage spoke to CBC’s Ontario Today program about the decision of a construction union to endorse the Progressive Conservatives in Ontario’s upcoming provincial election.

As several Canadian cities loosen public drinking laws, Toronto rejects proposal again: Professor of Health Sciences Dan Malleck spoke to The Globe and Mail about current conversations around alcohol consumption and their relationship to temperance movement of the 19th and 20th centuries. Malleck also spoke to Nunatsiaq News about Nunavut’s system of alcohol regulation.

“We want to make curling cool” — Rolling the dice on the Roaring Game: Assistant Professor of Sport Management Michael Naraine spoke to Yahoo!Sports about the potential for legal sports gambling to bring a new audience to the sport of curling.

If you know of an appearance or story about a Brock faculty member, student, athlete or alumni, please drop us a line with a link to the story at universitycom@brocku.ca

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How marketers can work with diverse media suppliers – Smartbrief

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20 hours ago

May 20, 2022

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Marketers need to be able to reach diverse, multicultural audiences with authentic, relevant messaging — while demonstrating to customers they’re walking the walk by championing diversity within their own organizations.

One way brands can achieve both is by working with diverse media suppliers.

A new set of guidelines on working with diverse media suppliers was published this week by the Association of National Advertisers, its Alliance for Inclusive and Multicultural Marketing, and the American Association of Advertising Agencies.

America’s multicultural population “will be the majority in the not-too-distant future,” the report states, citing 2020 US Census Bureau data. The multicultural population rose to just over 42% in 2020, up from 36% in 2010.

The guide also lists more than a handful of business benefits from working with a diverse supplier base.

There’s a wealth of information in the guidelines, but we’ve highlighted some key information and advice:

How to find diverse media suppliers

The report offers several resources to help marketers get in touch with diverse media suppliers – those that are owned by ethnic minorities, women or the LGBTQ community. They are:

Diverse media requires different metrics

The guidelines recommend that marketers consider using alternative metrics when measuring diverse media performance.

This is because highly targeted audiences come with less scale and higher CPMs. Alternatives or additional metrics could include brand awareness, intent, favorable opinion, shares, video completion rates and click-thru rates.

The importance of diverse creators

The guidelines also offer resources to help marketers find diverse content creators, such as influencers, agencies, production companies and directors.

Involving diverse teams in the creation of content from the start can prevent brand missteps — such as this recent Samsung campaign, which missed the mark with women.

Cindy Gallop, consultant and founder and CEO of MakeLoveNotPorn, told SmartBrief in response to that Samsung campaign:

“Every brand and client — like Samsung — should mandate that their ads are overseen by women, created by women, approved by women, cast by women, directed by women, photographed by women, and announce that they will not give their business to any agency where the leadership team, the creatives and the creative decision-makers are all male.”

That example, which arose from a lack of female involvement in the creative, could apply to any campaign that hasn’t involved members of the audience it targets.

The right creative messaging

The guidelines therefore recommend that creative teams include diverse voices to ensure creative messaging is relatable.

“A lot of the time what we think works, and what works for a general market audience might not necessarily work for a multicultural audience,” said Paula Castro, multicultural creative business partner at Google, during an IAB NewFronts panel.

The importance of cultural nuance and heritage when engaging with Black audiences was recently explored by Numerator’s Amanda Schoenbauer, with a study by her company highlighting the levels of diverse thought and behavior within that community.

“A full picture view of this — or any — group of shoppers requires additional consumer context and segmentations,” Schoenbauer wrote.

Marketers can look to diverse suppliers to help deliver that context and culturally appropriate messaging. As one diverse supplier says in the report from the 4A’s, ANA and AIMM:

“There is much more value we can provide to connect through culture, heritage, emotion, nostalgia, etc.”

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