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01 Mar 2010
News Corp founder Rupert Murdoch could resort to suing Google if ongoing discussions over a potential paid content deal fall through, according to New York magazine.
A lengthy profile piece on Murdoch yesterday referred to a "senior media executive who recently conferred with Murdoch".
"He is pretty tightly wound up over Google and has been ready to sue them," the executive was quoted as saying. "He doesn't trust them at all."
It is believed that Murdoch has hired former AOL chief executive Jonathan Miller to work alongside Murdoch's son James to create an online pay model for all News Corp titles, as well as negotiating a deal with Google.
It is also thought that the News Corp team could be in talks with Microsoft about signing an exclusive content distribution deal with Bing.
Murdoch believes that Google, and indeed all search engines, should pay his media empire for the privilege of featuring its content in search listings.
Murdoch argued in an interview with Sky News last November that News Corp had " sleepwalked" into letting people get news content for free and accused Google and others of stealing his content.
He also played down the value of any advertising revenue that the occasional visitors coming to his sites from search engines and news aggregators would bring.
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Murdoch the greedy
Only way to bring this greedy speciman down to earth, hit him where it hurts,in his pocket!! Boycott all his products in the UK. do not buy his titles,The Times Sun, News of the World, cancel Sky TV subscriptions,if the cinema is showing a Twenthieth Century Fox film go else where,bring this tyrant down !!!
Posted by: Victor Meldrew 04 Mar 2010
Free??
This is interesting, how many people have downloaded the Free Sky News App for iPhone and Android, I have and despite it being poorly arranged and just as over dramatic as sky news is, it did not cost a thing. So what?s the difference between BSkyB handing out the application and me searching for it on Google for free? If anything we should be paying Google for doing all the handwork, but wait a minute they get there revenue from advertising. Just remind me what comes on every 10 - 15 minutes on sky it starts with an "A"
Posted by: Hayden 02 Mar 2010
Murdoch
We all know that Murdoch is a number one bully and wants to obviousely control Google and if possible control the world. Tell him to f**k off Google.
Posted by: A.N.OTHER 02 Mar 2010
Murdoch 'readying' Google lawsuit
Murdoch's only concern is making money for Murdoch and he doesn't care who gets hurt along the way. Frankly, anything that happens that is bad for Murdoch is good for the rest of the world. If Murdoch wants to be paid for content his empire has created, who cares? I for one will never pay for anything Murdoch owns (hence I do not and will not, have SKY)!
Posted by: MK22 01 Mar 2010