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News Corp. names Net investment head

January 4, 2006 Promotion of a 33-year-old executive underscores the media conglomerate's renewed focus on the Web. TAGS: News Corp., Rupert Murdoch, Philips Electronics N.V.

News Corp. in talks to buy search engine

August 12, 2005 Company is embarking on a major expansion aimed at coalescing its online properties around a main portal, CEO Rupert Murdoch says. TAGS: Rupert Murdoch, News Corp., portal, expansion, search engine, Yahoo! Inc., CEO

News Corp.'s Intermix buy gets antitrust OK

August 23, 2005 FTC says it won't raise any objections to the $580 million acquisition of Intermix Media, announced in July. TAGS: Intermix Media Inc., News Corp., antitrust, acquisition

Murdoch's wife explores MySpace in China

September 20, 2006 Media mogul's spouse, who was born in China, will aid News Corp. in its attempt to enter the Chinese market. TAGS: News Corp., Rupert Murdoch, China, MySpace, wife, media

News Corp. takes majority stake in Jamba

September 12, 2006 Media giant is beefing up its mobile presence with the addition of Jamba, creator of the Crazy Frog ring-tone sensation. TAGS: News Corp., VeriSign Inc., digital content, media company, entertainment, brand

MySpace to sell episodes of '24'

May 15, 2006 Fox hit will be among the first News Corp. TV shows downloadable from the popular social-networking site. TAGS: News Corp., MySpace, episode, Apple Computer, video

News Corp. sets sights on Dow Jones

May 1, 2007 The media giant and MySpace parent has launched a high-value takeover bid for The Wall Street Journal publisher. TAGS: News Corp., Rupert Murdoch, bid, digital media, publisher, MySpace, acquisition

NBC, News Corp. sign video deal with Comcast

April 16, 2007 Nation's top cable provider will distribute TV programs and movies from the two media powerhouses through its Web sites. TAGS: News Corp., Comcast Corp., cable company, programming, video, TV

MySpace partners with Simply Hired

June 12, 2006 MySpace and Simply Hired have launched MySpace Careers, a job listings site geared toward the MySpace demographic. TAGS: News Corp., MySpace, career

Photobucket: Accord reached with MySpace

April 24, 2007 Blog from Photobucket co-founder says the image- and video-sharing site is no longer blocked by MySpace. TAGS: Photobucket, MySpace, News Corp., co-founder, blog, video

TechCrunch hires CEO

March 19, 2007 Heather Harde has been named CEO of TechCrunch, the blog site started by tech entrepreneur Michael Arrington. TAGS: TechCrunch, News Corp., entrepreneur, CEO, blog

MySpace to hold mock presidential election

April 3, 2007 January virtual vote to give real candidates tool to gauge popularity among U.S. users, despite age, of the gigantic social network. TAGS: MySpace, presidential election, News Corp., election, candidate, U.S.

Fox exec announces his departure on MySpace

November 17, 2006 MySpace executive Ross Levinsohn to be replaced by his cousin, digital media chief of Fox Entertainment Group. TAGS: Fox Entertainment Group, News Corp., MySpace, exec, digital media, president

Google pledges $900 million for MySpace honors

August 7, 2006 When the kids on MySpace search the Net and see the ads served up, they'll have Google to thank. TAGS: MySpace, Eric Schmidt, News Corp., Interactive, social networking, Google Inc., Internet search, Yahoo! Inc., agreement

Eisner's start-up allies with MySpace on 'Prom Queen'

March 29, 2007 Former Disney CEO partners with the social-networking company owned by ex-rival News Corp. to distribute teen-oriented serial drama. TAGS: Michael Eisner, News Corp., MySpace, online video, Disney Corp., CEO, video

Fox buys online-advertising specialist

February 22, 2007 Acquisition of Strategic Data Corp. to help News Corp.'s interactive division serve graphical ads across its sites. TAGS: News Corp., acquisition, Internet search advertising, MySpace, Google Inc.

Universal sues MySpace for copyright violations

November 17, 2006 But MySpace disputes the music group's charges, saying it has been working to protect artists. TAGS: Universal Music Group, MySpace, News Corp., copyright violation, Los Angeles, YouTube, video

MySpace confirms upcoming launch of Mexican version

January 24, 2007 Preliminary version of Spanish-language site, "soft-launched" for testing, to enter beta in about two weeks. TAGS: MySpace, News Corp., beta, Mexico, U.S.

News Corp.: Entertainment going mobile

September 13, 2006 Company president tells CTIA crowd it's prime time for collaboration between mobile services, entertainment. TAGS: News Corp., entertainment, mobile TV, CTIA, handset maker, handset, mobile device, president, TV

A social site where Webcams rule

February 23, 2007 Stickam wants to blend video, chat and celebrity content into an online empire. Getting Prince to play would help.Image: Stickam-ing it to 'em TAGS: video feed, corporate governance, News Corp., MySpace, social networking, webcam, Los Angeles, YouTube, vice president, video, networking, camera, photograph
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