China discusses Murdoch and AOL media deal

China is in negotiations to let Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation and AOL Time Warner broadcast directly to television audiences in limited areas, the Chinese government’s broadcast authority said Wednesday.

China is in negotiations to let Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation and AOL Time Warner broadcast directly to television audiences in limited areas, the Chinese government’s broadcast authority said today.

A deal would be contingent on the two companies ensuring wide access to the United States for CCTV-9, the English-language channel of China’s main government-controlled television network, said a spokeswoman for the State General Administration of Radio, Film and Television.