An alliance of NGOs, associations and organisations from the media and digital industry have filed a formal complaint against Google's AI Overviews service with the German Federal Network Agency, in its role as Digital Services Coordinator (DSC). According to the signatories, Google is violating key provisions of the Digital Services Act (DSA), by integrating AI-generated answers (so-called Google AI Overviews) into searches. This has serious consequences for media diversity, freedom of opinion and democratic discourse. Read More
Economists from FehrAdvice & Partners prove this through a behavioural economics experiment: 73 per cent of users prefer the Google search engine with journalistic content. Further findings: journalistic media contribute in particular to the topicality, trust and completeness of search results. On average, journalistic media increase Google’s value by 24 per cent.
The consultancy, which was founded by Professor Ernst Fehr, one of the world's leading behavioural economists, has already conducted similar studies in Switzerland, the UK and Poland. Read More
First publishers are using parallel participation in Google News Showcase to continue to manage their press publishers’ right through Corint Media. Other publishers are signalling their interest in bringing their rights to Corint Media for the first time or again. This strengthens the joint enforcement before the German arbitration board. Read More
Under the interim agreement, Google will pay a total of €8.2 million for the past and until the end of 2023 and €3.2 million each year thereafter. All current payments are ad interim and without prejudice to the final decision of the Board. Read More
The supervisory board appointed Dr. Christine Jury-Fischer as the new managing director of Corint Media GmbH Read More
At its last supervisory board meeting, the supervisory board appointed Dr. Christine Jury-Fischer as the new managing director of Corint Media GmbH Read More
Preliminary decision following urgent request. Final decision will be expected mid 2023, remuneration likely to be higher then. Read More
Preliminary decision following urgent request. Final decision will be expected mid 2023, remuneration likely to be higher then. Read More
Corint Media and the largest European search engine Ecosia conclude permanent licence agreement on press publishers' rights. In terms of press publishers' rights, the green search engine Ecosia, based in Berlin, and Corint Media agree on the required remuneration calculation. Ecosia emphasises the will to conform to the law and its own ethical core values as the basis of the search engine's strategic orientation, including the use of content from publishers and individual authors. Read More
