THAIVISA PARTNERS WITH AP FOR CONTENT

Popular website ThaiVisa.Com has announced the signing of a content agreement with Associated Press.
In a statement is said: "Thaivisa.com have reached an agreement with AP (Associated Press) to deliver full-text Thailand and Asia related News content, mobile news and photos for Thaivisa.com The agreement is in effect from today, October 18, 2010."
ThaiVisa already has similar agreements with the AFP agency, The Nation, the Phuket Gazette and other local news websites and content providers.
I cannot imagine there are many similar web forums that have content agreements with leading global news agencies. Many just cut-and-paste content and hope for the best. By making things official it shows a massive degree of professionalism, in my view.
In my own experience (which includes negotiations for a deal from a global news provider just two months ago) these kinds of deals to not come cheap. Even some of the major Thai publishers do not have agreements like this.
I wonder how long it might be before ThaiVisa thinks about expanding its brand to print?