Indonesian media outlets expect to conclude deals with digital platforms by August

Indonesia is the first country in Asia to introduce such a law. - Reuters

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s media outlets have hailed a new regulation requiring digital platforms to pay them for content, which they hope will raise revenue and enable them to produce quality journalism.

The new publisher’s rights regulation, announced by President Joko Widodo on Feb 20, takes effect in August and aims to level the playing field between the media and big tech firms, which have garnered the lion’s share of advertising revenue.