Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Netimperative - Murdoch in talks to buy Blinkx search engine:
"News Corporation, the media conglomerate owned by Rupert Murdoch, is considering buying search engine Blinkx, according to a news report.
Last week, Murdoch confirmed the company was in “advanced talks” to buy a controlling interest in an undisclosed Web search engine, and had set aside $2bn for investments and strategic acquisitions.
The Los Angeles Times has cited News Corp. sources close to the deal, saying Murdoch was in talks with Blinkx, but negotiations were 'not as far along' as he indicated last week.
Last month, the media giant launched a dedicated Internet division, Fox Interactive Media, to include all of News Corp.'s global Web properties, including The Sun and The Times news sites in the UK.
Launched last year, San Francisco- based Blinkx, was set up as a desktop search engine, and has since expanded into video and audio search services."
"News Corporation, the media conglomerate owned by Rupert Murdoch, is considering buying search engine Blinkx, according to a news report.
Last week, Murdoch confirmed the company was in “advanced talks” to buy a controlling interest in an undisclosed Web search engine, and had set aside $2bn for investments and strategic acquisitions.
The Los Angeles Times has cited News Corp. sources close to the deal, saying Murdoch was in talks with Blinkx, but negotiations were 'not as far along' as he indicated last week.
Last month, the media giant launched a dedicated Internet division, Fox Interactive Media, to include all of News Corp.'s global Web properties, including The Sun and The Times news sites in the UK.
Launched last year, San Francisco- based Blinkx, was set up as a desktop search engine, and has since expanded into video and audio search services."
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