Australia's Seven West Media signs Google, Facebook deals after media law feud


FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of media broadcaster/publisher Seven West Media in Sydney, Australia February 14, 2017. Picture taken February 14, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Reed

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian television and newspaper firm Seven West Media Ltd signed multi-year content deals with Facebook Inc and Google as tough new media laws enabled the industry to secure new revenue sources and adapt to the internet age.

The top-rating free-to-air broadcaster and publisher of Perth city's main metro daily said on Monday it would supply content for the Alphabet Inc unit's News Showcase platform for five years and to a similar Facebook product for three. Terms of the deals were not disclosed.

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