Statement of Preliminary Issues released for News Publishers' Association's application seeking authorisation for collective

The Commerce Commission has published a statement of preliminary issues relating to an application from the News Publishers' Association of New Zealand Incorporated (NPA) seeking authorisation on behalf of its members to collectively negotiate the terms and conditions of participating news media companies' journalistic and news content being displayed on Facebook and Google.

The statement outlines the key competition issues that the Commission considers important in deciding whether or not to grant authorisation for NPA's proposed collective bargaining arrangement.

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