MSN
In Music Talks With MySpace
Microsoft’s
MSN is in talks with MySpace
about using the social networks?
MySpace Music to help power
music offerings on the software
giant’s online portal,
technology blog AllThingsD
said Tuesday.
AllThingsD said the talks
were preliminary and it
was not clear what the financial
terms would be in any tie-up
between MSN and MySpace.
It said an
agreement could include
licensing of content and
other services related to
music, where MySpace has
made a heavy push in a bid
to differentiate itself
from rival Facebook.
Microsoft
has its own music site,
MSN Music, but it draws
less traffic than other
music sites, according to
AllThingsD, which is owned
by Dow Jones, the publisher
of The Wall Street Journal.
News Corp.
owns Dow Jones and also
owns MySpace.
According
to figures from comScore
cited by AllThingsD, AOL
Music attracted 27.4 million
unique monthly visitors
in April followed by MySpace
Music. MSN Music was sixth
with just 7.4 million unique
monthly visitors.
