<p>London Stock Exchange Group Plc said on Thursday it was in talks with Thomson Reuters Corp over their agreement to distribute news content, following a dispute over whether Reuters News could put up a paywall on its website.</p>.<p>Reuters News, a unit of Thomson Reuters, recently announced plans to start charging customers $34.99 per month for news on its website, Reuters.com.</p>.<p>The LSE bought financial news and information business Refinitiv, formerly a division of Thomson Reuters. It pays Thomson Reuters for news it distributes on Refinitiv terminals. Thomson Reuters holds a minority stake in the LSE.</p>.<p>In a joint statement, the LSE and Thomson Reuters said "there are ongoing and private discussions about our business approach and products."</p>.<p>"The foundation of our partnership is strong and we will continue to work together to deliver for all of our customers," the joint statement said.</p>.<p>About half of Reuters News' revenues comes from the Refinitiv agreement in the form of annual payments worth about $325 million, making Refinitiv the media company's biggest customer. </p>
<p>London Stock Exchange Group Plc said on Thursday it was in talks with Thomson Reuters Corp over their agreement to distribute news content, following a dispute over whether Reuters News could put up a paywall on its website.</p>.<p>Reuters News, a unit of Thomson Reuters, recently announced plans to start charging customers $34.99 per month for news on its website, Reuters.com.</p>.<p>The LSE bought financial news and information business Refinitiv, formerly a division of Thomson Reuters. It pays Thomson Reuters for news it distributes on Refinitiv terminals. Thomson Reuters holds a minority stake in the LSE.</p>.<p>In a joint statement, the LSE and Thomson Reuters said "there are ongoing and private discussions about our business approach and products."</p>.<p>"The foundation of our partnership is strong and we will continue to work together to deliver for all of our customers," the joint statement said.</p>.<p>About half of Reuters News' revenues comes from the Refinitiv agreement in the form of annual payments worth about $325 million, making Refinitiv the media company's biggest customer. </p>