News/Media Alliance signs AI licensing deal to unlock recurring RAG revenue for small and mid-sized publishers

The News/Media Alliance is testing a new path to AI revenue, signing a licensing deal that lets its 2,200 publisher members opt in to monetizing RAG-driven enterprise demand.

The deal is with AI startup company Bria, which has enterprise clients that want access to vetted, factual, specialist data to fulfill any internal agent queries as more companies adopt internal AI models for their employees to access.

Publishers will get paid based on how often their content is used by Brita’s enterprise clients. For example, a financial services copilot cites licensed editorial content when summarizing market conditions, or a legal AI chatbot surfaces news coverage of regulatory developments as corroborating evidence, according to Vered Horesh, Bria’s chief AI strategy officer.

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Publicis vs. The Trade Desk isn’t really about transparency – it’s about who gets the margin

The standoff between Publicis Groupe and The Trade Desk is widely viewed as a transparency dispute, but that’s only the surface; deeper analysis shows it’s indicative of tectonic plates shifting.

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Away from the pearl-clutching social media posts, operators with insights into the sector argue that the real narrative at play is one centered on margin, control and who ultimately captures the most value from a dollar of media spend.

Publicis’ decision to stop recommending The Trade Desk to clients followed an audit that alleged discrepancies in fees, consent and cost transparency.

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