Google News licenses wire news, sets stage for ads
 

*Source: Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/techn...145320070831)*
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Google Inc is playing host to news stories from four news agencies including the Associated Press, the company said on Friday, setting the stage for it to generate advertising revenue from Google News.

The partners -- Britain's Press Association, Canadian Press, Agence France-Presse and the Associated Press of the United States -- now have their stories featured with the organizations' own brands on Google News-hosted landing pages. The companies have agreed to license news feeds to Google.

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