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After FTC warnings, Yahoo Japan Corp. will reassess contracts with content-providing media organizations, addressing concerns over potential unfair bargaining and promoting equitable, transparent business relations for their news platform.
In a statement released on September 25, Yahoo Japan highlighted the need for serious efforts in the development of the online news distribution market. These remarks were made in reference to a report by the FTC, which addressed the compensation paid by news platform operators to media organizations that supply articles.
Portal sites like Yahoo News receive articles from media outlets and generate revenue through advertisements based on pageviews. They pay fees to these organizations for using their content. However, due to individual contracts, media outlets cannot determine if the amounts paid are appropriate or how they are determined.
The recent FTC report, published on September 21, warned that excessively low rates for using articles could potentially violate the Anti-Monopoly Law.
Yahoo News currently features around 7,500 stories daily, sourced from approximately 720 media organizations. The site attracts an impressive 17 billion monthly pageviews.
Yahoo Japan has pledged to provide more detailed explanations of contract provisions to its affiliated media organizations and conduct a review based on performance. Furthermore, the company plans to disclose data on how stories are read and communicate planned changes in service specifications and guidelines in advance.
The Fair Trade Commission has identified Yahoo Japan as potentially holding a dominant bargaining position over media organizations. As the industry leader, Yahoo Japan accounts for approximately half of the fees paid by news portal sites to media outlets for their stories. The commission also indicated that other news platform operators may have similar advantageous positions.
A representative from Yahoo Japan declined to comment on the possibility of the company abusing its negotiating position, suggesting that individual relationships should be examined on a case-by-case basis.
With this recent development, Yahoo Japan aims to address concerns raised by the Fair Trade Commission and work towards a more equitable and transparent relationship with media organizations.
