p2p news / p2pnet: A UK ‘music’ version of Rupert Murdoch’s MySpace is to be launched within the next 30 days, says Fox Interactive Media president Ross Levinson.

Fox parent News Corporation, owned by Murdoch, bought MySpace for $580 million in the summer of 2005.

Users later complained MySpace postings were being censored and access to rival sites was being blocked..

"In an interview with the BBC News website, Mr Levinson said the first priority of the new site would be the UK music scene," says the BBC.

"We’re already working in the US with CD:UK which is coming over to the US, to be called CD:USA, and we’re going to integrate bands from MySpace into that programme.

Levinson said the site was, "particularly attractive to advertisers because its users are overwhelmingly aged between 16 and 34 years old, an age bracket companies are keen to target," adds the Beeb.

Also See:
later complained - MySpace postings censored, January 10, 2006
BBC - MySpace looks to UK music scene, January 24, 2005

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