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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Google has ceased to publish news Associated Press

Associated Press

News searcher Google News has ceased to publish agency Associated Press materials. On it informs CNN referring to Google.

Latest news Associated Press

Latest news AP placed on a site of the searcher, are dated on December, 23rd, 2009. As have noted in Google, the licence agreement concluded with agency, remains in force. Later materials AP on the searcher can be found nevertheless, however they are placed not on most Google, and on sites of foreign mass-media on which the searcher gives references.

Official explanations that became the reason of a suspension of cooperation, neither in Google, nor in AP have not given. Meanwhile CNN, referring to sources, assumes, that agency news are not published because of disagreements which have arisen between partners during discussion of the new agreement.

Associated Press lifts a lath

According to newspaper The New York Post, AP has demanded from Google to increase payments for the right of a reprint of news. CNN notices, that the basic source of incomes for AP are payments from buyers of a news content, instead of advertising placing. In this connection the big number of transitions to a site of agency which is provided with the searcher, has for AP no serious value.

In October, 2009 AP has declared introduction of new type of agreements which will provide granting to clients of the exclusive information within the limits of a multimedia package. According to NY Post, period of validity of last contract between AP and Google expires in the end of January.

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AOL leaves Germany

Сompany AOL

American Internet company AOL turns off the activity in territory of Germany, informs television channel ZDF. Within the limits of preparing re-structuring all four German bureaus in Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Munich and Frankfurt, will be closed.

German daughter AOL — Adtech

In December, 2009 management AOL has declared reduction 2500 of 6900 workplaces worldwide. It is expected, that in Germany work will be lost nearby by 140 persons. Nevertheless, according to Spiegel, German daughter AOL, company Adtech, will not be closed, and re-structuring will not affect in any way German clients AOL.

AOL will keep German versions of media player Winamp, AOL Instant Messenger, and also post services. The portal aol.de also will continue to function, the truth, in the facilitated version. For some last years AOL has lost set of clients which have preferred competitors such as Google and Yahoo.

Time Warner & AOL

In December, 2009 media company Time Warner and AOL, since 2001 entering into one holding were divided. In November AOL has declared, that takes expenses on re-structuring, and also plans to reduce third of workplaces.

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