Meta Platforms acquires News

Meta Platforms agreed to acquire News. Reported deal value: $150M. Status: Announced. Sector: Media. Target headquarters context: New York City, New York, United States.

This page summarizes publicly available information about the transaction as of 2026-03-04. Figures and status may change as filings and press coverage update.

Photograph: David Crosling/AAP News Corp is essentially an AI ‘input company’ , chief executive says, after US$150m deal with Meta Chief executive Robert Thomson says he often speaks to both Open AI Sam Altman and Meta Mark Zuckerberg Wed 4 Mar 2026 04.12 CET Last modified on Wed 4 Mar 2026 06.09 CET Prefer the Guardian on Google News Corp global chief executive has described news organisations as a valuable input” for artificial intelligence, as the media empire signs an AI content licensing deal with Meta worth up to US$50m a year