Google has added Malayalam and Bengali to Google News Showcase. This will help more readers access news in their language.
Google’s expansion
Google has over 60 partners representing more than 100 publications in 8 languages. We are delighted to partner with the Indian news industry, Google said in a statement.
In May, Google News Showcase announced its expansion. It is an online experience and licensing programme to support news organisations and readers.
Language oriented
Recently, Google had announced other India specific changes It, then, decided to add Hindi to Google Pay’s default language. In September Google had added support for Kannada, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu. This is in addition to English and Hindi in the dedicated News Showcase panels in Google News and on Discover.