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Digiday, Google rolls out pay-for-value AI licensing program to publishers

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Google says its news AI scheme involves more than 200 titles worldwide; its AI contribution pilot has approached at least dozens of publishers, and Digiday could not confirm the number.	Supply fact	more than 200 titles	14 Sep 2026
A publisher outside the largest few is offered pay-per-use income, not a lump sum for its archive	Negotiation lever	In 2026 the programmes open to a small or mid-size publisher pay per page fetched…	14 Sep 2026
Google's AI contribution pilot pays by value, and publishers who were offered it call the numbers low	Negotiation lever	Google's Search Console based pilot pays a publisher when it judges the content…	14 Sep 2026

Google says its news AI scheme involves more than 200 titles worldwide; its AI contribution pilot has approached at least dozens of publishers, and Digiday could not confirm the number.
Kind
Supply fact
As stated
more than 200 titles
Dated
14 Sep 2026
A publisher outside the largest few is offered pay-per-use income, not a lump sum for its archive
Kind
Negotiation lever
As stated
In 2026 the programmes open to a small or mid-size publisher pay per page fetched…
Dated
14 Sep 2026
Google's AI contribution pilot pays by value, and publishers who were offered it call the numbers low
Kind
Negotiation lever
As stated
Google's Search Console based pilot pays a publisher when it judges the content…
Dated
14 Sep 2026