News Corp in talks to join Microsoft on Yahoo bid: report
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By Eric Auchard and Anupreeta DasSAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp and News Corp are in talks about a joint bid for Yahoo Inc that would add MySpace to the Yahoo-Microsoft combination proposed by the world's largest software maker, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.The talks with News Corp, which previously had discussed working with Yahoo as a counter to Microsoft's unsolicited bid, are at a "sensitive stage," the newspaper quoted people involved in the discussions as saying.Yahoo faces a three-week deadline from Microsoft to reach a deal or face a hostile effort to take over the board, and it is eagerly searching for alternatives or proof that it is worth more than Microsoft's offer, now valued at $42 billion.Yahoo's talks with Time Warner Inc are growing closer over a deal that would unite Yahoo and AOL, according to a person familiar with the talks, as Yahoo prepares to test using Web search advertising from Google Inc .Microsoft, News Corp, Time Warner and Yahoo all declined to comment on talks.Terms of the proposed Microsoft-News Corp union are still being worked out, the New York Times said. News Corp would likely contribute its Fox Interactive Media unit, which owns MySpace, and possibly cash to a partnership with Microsoft as part of a Yahoo acquisition, the newspaper said.A joint News Corp-Microsoft effort could pave the way for a higher offer for Yahoo and put more pressure on the company and its shareholders, the New York Times added.(Additional reporting by Diane Bartz in Washington and Daisuke Wakabayashi in Seattle, editing by Braden Reddall)
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