News Corp signs $50M per year AI deal with Meta

Meta Platforms has signed a multiyear licensing deal with News Corporation that could pay the media company up to $50 million a year for news content used in and to train artificial intelligence tools.

Meta will use both current articles and archived stories to improve its AI systems, provide users with real-time news updates, and train its models.

The agreement will run for at least three years and allows Meta to access News Corp content from the US and UK, including material from The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post, to help develop its AI products across platforms like Facebook and Instagram. 

Australian titles such as the Daily Telegraph and Herald Sun are not included.

The deal shows the value AI firms are placing on news content and how important it is for building chatbots and information tools.

News Corp previously signed a five-year AI content deal with OpenAI in 2024 worth more than $250 million. The company owns several major media brands, including Barron's, The Times, The Sun, and publisher HarperCollins.

Meanwhile, several media companies are both partnering with AI firms and filing lawsuits over copyright concerns.