Reuters is reporting that Google is paying over 300 publishers in the E.U. for news content, and it indicates this will continue to roll out. Google is to make an official announcement at some point.

"So far, we have agreements which cover more than 300 national, local and specialist news publications in Germany, Hungary, France, Austria, the Netherlands and Ireland, with many more discussions ongoing," Sulina Connal, director for news and publishing partnerships, said in blogpost seen by Reuters and expected to be published later on Wednesday. The blog did not say how much publishers were being paid.

[reuters.com...]