Deal roundup
AI data licensing deals announced in 2026
Quick answer
In 2026, Cloudflare acquired the AI data marketplace Human Native in January, Wiley and OpenEvidence announced a medical-content partnership in March, and Veritone signed a multi-year video licensing deal with The Washington Post in March. Together these deals show infrastructure companies and licensing intermediaries playing a larger role in connecting publishers with AI buyers.
What was reported#
- Cloudflare announced its acquisition of Human Native, a UK AI data marketplace, on January 15, 2026, without disclosing the purchase price.
- Wiley and OpenEvidence announced a partnership on March 3, 2026, bringing Wiley's peer-reviewed medical content into OpenEvidence's point-of-care AI platform.
- Veritone and The Washington Post announced a multi-year global video-licensing agreement on March 5, 2026.
- Wiley reported $49 million in fiscal 2026 AI licensing revenue in results covering the year ended April 30, 2026, citing deals with IQVIA, OpenEvidence and other customers.
- Financial terms were not disclosed for the Cloudflare-Human Native or Veritone-Washington Post deals, according to company statements and trade press.
Related deals
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Sources
Public sources, checked 2026-10-09. SourceX is not affiliated with the organizations named.
- Cloudflare: Cloudflare Strengthens Content Offering to AI Companies with Acquisition of Human Native cloudflare.com
- Veritone: Veritone and The Washington Post Announce New Collaboration veritone.com
- Publishers Weekly: AI, Research Drive Gains at Wiley in Fiscal 2026 publishersweekly.com
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