Historical purchases show that a route existed. A current enquiry, purchase order or authorised procurement conversation is needed to establish present demand.
| Announcement | Use or channel established | Commercial implication for an owner |
|---|---|---|
| New York Times–Amazon, 29 May 2025 | Multi-year content agreement covers real-time summaries/excerpts and training Amazon's proprietary models; no financial amount in the announcement | Separate display and training grants even when negotiated together. New York Times–Amazon licensing announcement, 29 May 2025 |
| Meta international partnerships, March 2026 | Names News Corp, Le Figaro, Prisa and Süddeutsche Zeitung as content partners | Record a buyer route, then verify the specific use and procurement contact; do not infer an undisclosed price. Meta international content partnerships, March 2026 |
| Microsoft PCM, 3 February 2026 | Publisher-defined terms for grounding; pilot expansion and Yahoo demand onboarding described | Test eligibility and your own payable usage, rather than treating platform admission as contracted revenue. Microsoft Publisher Content Marketplace announcement, 3 February 2026 |
| Cloudflare acquisition, 15 January 2026 | Human Native became part of Cloudflare | Recheck contracting entity, services and conflicts; it is not a separate independent shortlist choice. Cloudflare acquisition of Human Native, 15 January 2026 |
| Protege–Calliope, 18 December 2024 | Acquisition brought audiovisual licensing capabilities into Protege | Historical evidence of modality expansion, not proof of a current purchase offer. Protege acquisition of Calliope Networks, 18 December 2024 |
| Shutterstock–OpenAI, 11 July 2023 | Six-year expansion covers image, video, music and metadata training access | Older modality-specific precedent; no disclosed universal unit price. Shutterstock–OpenAI six-year agreement, 11 July 2023 |
The older entries are retained because they clarify deal structure; they are explicitly not recent news. The strongest new development for partner selection is the coexistence of negotiated licences, aggregation and usage-priced infrastructure. Those routes require different evidence and should not share one undifferentiated supplier ranking.