Just saw this one hidden deep inside the Financial Times, but it piqued my interest by dealing with two companies I'm overly interested in: Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation and the search engine firm Blinkx.
News Corp is in negotiations to buy Blinkx, a privately held internet search company based in San Francisco, according to people close to the world's fourth-largest media group. [...] Last week Rupert Murdoch, chairman and chief executive, said the company was prepared to spend as much as $2bn on internet acquisitions. He acknowledged that the company was in advanced negotiations to acquire a search engine, but did not disclose its name. Some News Corp sources said the talk were not quite as advanced as Mr Murdoch suggested and could still break down.
First Murdoch buys MySpace, now he's looking at Blinkx - a very good, fast developing engine that is, unfortunately, somewhat unloved. It certainly shows an aggressive attitude towards the search market from the man who ignored the web for years, and could prove a fantastic buy.
Related: Victor Keegan on Blinkx.
