CNN signs multi-year AI partnership with Google; publisher licensing pilot hits 400+ outlets

What happened

CNN (owned by Skydance) agreed to a multi-year partnership with Google letting Google use its articles in AI responses to news queries, with attribution and direct links, plus compensation for use of its IP "in AI models and products." It is CNN's first AI deal since the Paramount Skydance acquisition.

Related: Google's publisher licensing pilot expands

The deal was announced the same day Google said its News AI licensing pilot — which pays publishers for content used in experimental AI features — had expanded to 400+ publications globally, adding CNN, Axios, the Financial Times and Forbes.

Boundary

This item covers the partnership/licensing announcement, not the separate CNN copyright suit against Perplexity AI.