Murdoch tipped to expand Google link

NEW YORK - MySpace, the popular social networking website owned by News Corp, wants to expand its commercial relationship with Google, after the internet search giant snapped up online video sharing site YouTube, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday.

The report said that Google chief executive Eric Schmidt and advertising sales vice president Tim Armstrong were expected to meet this week with executives from News Corp, including chairman Rupert Murdoch, to discuss new ways of working together.

One possibility, the Journal reported, was to expand Google's US$900 million ($1.38 billion) ad deal with MySpace to include video advertising on the web.

- REUTERS