Here comes China Internet comedy show of 2007 — MySpace still wants to come to China. The is from Austalian IT:
News ponders MySpace China
NEWS Corp said it could launch a version of its popular MySpace internet social network in China during this fiscal year, if it found the right joint venture partner…
…”We’ve had some conversations,” chief operating officer Peter Chernin said.
“It’s possible, if we can find some joint venture that makes sense,” he said.
The possible timeline on MySpace’s China ambitions comes on the heels of an announcement on Tuesday that News Corp has struck a joint venture deal with Softbank to launch a version of MySpace in Japan.
Undoubtedly, News Corp has the financial clout, experience and Murdoch deal-sniffing ability to enter the China market, but it’s going to be a very rough ride. Everybody loves to watch a 900 pound gorilla being jerked around, so China Internet and business journalists are likely to enjoy the coming show.
In some ways, the show has already begun. Some functions of the international MySpace, such as looking at other users’ profiles, already seem to be blocked or difficult to access in China.