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Google, News Corp Might Be Bidding On Blinkx

A word here, a number there . . . nothing remotely solid has been established, but rumors that Google and/or News Corp bid on video search engine Blinkx were enough to send the company's stock up 53 percent today.

MySpace Experiencing Ad- Related Revenue Difficulties

The good news, from News Corp's perspective, is that MySpace is continuing to grow.  The bad news is that profiting off social ads is tougher than the corporation had expected.

News Corp, AOL Play Role In Yahoo Drama

Additional Internet players join the Microsoft bid-for-Yahoo fray, with Rupert Murdoch siding with Steve Ballmer while Jeff Bewkes pairs with Jerry Yang for the endgame battle.

Fox Online Ad Network Buddies Up With Utarget

For quite some time now, News Corp has owned Fox International Channels, and it, in turn, has overseen .Fox Networks.  Only the chain got extended today, as .Fox Networks bought a majority stake in Utarget.

Murdoch Backs Off Yahoo Interest

News Corp's Rupert Murdoch possesses some deep pockets, but the prospect of emptying them to keep Microsoft away from Yahoo doesn't appeal to the media magnate.

News Corp Being Played By Yahoo

When News Corp offered Yahoo a deal last summer - MySpace in exchange for a stake in Yahoo - Rupert Murdoch's company received the brushoff.

Count Out Murdoch As Yahoo Bidder

The short list of potential bidders who could compete with Microsoft's offer for Yahoo decreased by one as News Corp's Rupert Murdoch said he is not interested.

News Corp Schemes An Online Ad Network

The broadening growth of Fox Interactive Media's many properties has prompted News Corp to prepare FIM Serve, an online ad network, for deployment in and out of the company's Internet reach.

Hulu Starts Video Hullabaloo

The anti-YouTube video site supported by News Corp and NBC Universal clicked its private beta with online TV programs featuring "Heroes" and "The Simpsons" in Hulu's lineup.

Hulu Being Sued By Lulu

Lulu Enterprises, an online self-publishing company has filed suit against News Corp/NB C Universal's joint venture Hulu for trademark infringement, unfair and deceptive trade practices and for federal cyberpiracy.