Meta Locks in AI Deals with News Publishers for Fresh Content
Meta signed a bunch of deals this week with news outlets to pipe real-time stories into its AI tools. Axios reported via Reuters that the pacts cover publishers like USA Today, People Inc., CNN, Fox News, The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner, and Le Monde. These agreements let Meta use the content for training AI models and surfacing answers to users on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Meta AI.
People Inc. Goes First in Lifestyle
People Inc., which runs sites like PEOPLE, Better Homes & Gardens, Allrecipes, Food & Wine, Southern Living, Verywell Health, and InStyle, became the first lifestyle publisher in a commercial AI deal with Meta, per their press release. The multi-year setup feeds trusted articles on entertainment, home, food, health, and finance straight to Meta AI users, with links back to People Inc. sites. CEO Neil Vogel said it builds on prior deals with OpenAI and Microsoft.
French Outlets Join the Mix
Groupe Le Monde—which owns Le Monde, Télérama, and Huffington Post—plus Le Nouvel Observateur inked multi-year contracts with Meta, as detailed in a Le Monde statement. The deals regulate content use for both training AI (input) and generating responses (output). They stress rules like opinion diversity, reliable info, and journalist revenue shares as neighboring rights. Le Monde framed it as protecting copyrights amid platform growth, with exit clauses if terms break.
More U.S. Players and Real-Time Push
Seeking Alpha noted Meta’s pacts with outlets like CNN and Fox News to deliver breaking news, entertainment, and lifestyle stories directly via Meta AI, expanding beyond static feeds. Their report highlights the focus on diverse, up-to-the-minute coverage.
- USA Today
- CNN
- Fox News
- The Daily Caller
- Washington Examiner
- People Inc. brands
- Le Monde, Télérama, Huffington Post
- Le Nouvel Observateur
Terms stay private, but the moves show Meta chasing fresh data for AI amid competition from OpenAI, Perplexity, and Gemini. Stocktwits reports on the shift. All announcements hit December 5, 2025.
