BBC seeks more prominent credit in Apple and Google News

The British Broadcasting Corporation has lodged a complaint with a UK antitrust regulator, claiming that aggregators like Apple News and Google News do not give proper credit to the stories they showcase.

Apple Insider has reported that the BBC is urging the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority to mandate Apple and Google to prominently acknowledge news sources. While the CMA’s ruling would primarily impact UK publications, any alterations made by the aggregators would likely have implications for other publishers as well.

“If audiences find value in our content and services but attribute that value to gatekeepers rather than the BBC, it diminishes the perceived value of the BBC,” stated the broadcaster in its complaint.

This perceived value is crucial for the BBC, as it receives the majority of its funding from a license fee paid by British households. Therefore, it is essential for the broadcaster’s work to be visible and recognized in order to uphold support for the fee.

Apple recently halted AI news summaries following complaints of inaccuracies from the BBC and other publishers.