
Google payments for news organizations to begin later than expected
Canadian journalism organizations are having to wait a bit longer for their share of the $100 million Google agreed to pay news outlets to be exempt from the Online News Act.
The organization administering the money now says funds will flow to outlets later than the January timeline it first provided.
The Canadian Journalism Collective said in an email to outlets late Thursday that work is underway to assess applicants and news businesses should expect to find out if they are eligible for cash between mid-February and mid-March.
If eligible, initial payments will follow two weeks after the collective receives a signed recipient agreement and banking information.