REPORT: News Corp. In Talks To Hand Over Control Of MySpace To Vevo

COMMENTS (8)

• This is a reasonable exit for MySpace. It still does good business as a homepage for bands, so might as well give the record companies a crack at running it.

  Comment by Joe — Monday March 28, 2011 @ 10:42pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Is this the same Vevo that forces Youtube to put 30 second ads on 45 second videos?? If so, I’m calling time of death on Myspace.

  Comment by Hank — Monday March 28, 2011 @ 11:13pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • Yeah they really need to figure out a way to generate revenue other than the TV model of 30 second spots for short internet clips.

    Every time I click on a Vevo video, and I see that orange bar over the timeline (telling me I’m going to be sitting there for 30 seconds with the speakers muted while an ad runs), I contemplate my life and why I need the internet in it.

    Comment by Reyes — Tuesday March 29, 2011 @ 12:52am PDT  Reply to this post

• In other news, Friendster was just sold off to Winn Dixie for a whopping $1.1 dollar. Analysts say this was $.50 above the expected selling price.

  Comment by Gil Brooks — Monday March 28, 2011 @ 11:23pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Correction: Owen Van Natta stepped down over 1-year ago and not last month AND Hirschhorn left the company in June 2010.

  Comment by RF — Tuesday March 29, 2011 @ 12:37am PDT  Reply to this post

• In the three hours since this story has been posted, Facebook has raked in another $1 million, oops, typo, make that $1 billion.

  What is myspace by the way? Is that something our grandparents used “back in their day?”

  Comment by Zuckerbillionaire — Tuesday March 29, 2011 @ 1:12am PDT  Reply to this post

• Yes, Hank.. Thats the Vevo; imagine the video-ad/content ratio that this could afford MySpace, just what they need to regain footing…

  Comment by Thomas G — Tuesday March 29, 2011 @ 5:30am PDT  Reply to this post

• Is it bad if I enjoy seeing Murdoch lose money?

  Comment by jarwatchesfilms.com — Tuesday March 29, 2011 @ 8:42am PDT  Reply to this post