Government plans meeting over online news revenueBy Shelley Shan / Staff reporterThe government plans to arrange a meeting between international digital platforms and local news media outlets within a month to discuss the reasonable distribution of revenue for news content published on digital platforms, Minister of Digital Affairs Audrey Tang (唐鳳) said yesterday. “Broadcast news media and print news media have different ways of calculating revenue generated through online news content. “When we meet, we will focus on how much digital platforms should pay to compensate for the revenue losses. Negotiations between news media and digital platforms, and drafting a bill should proceed simultaneously, she added. Dominant software operators such as Line should be asked to establish data centers in Taiwan, Lin said.
