MySpace teams up with BBC to reach global audience

THE online community MySpace is partnering with the BBC to bring some of the British broadcaster’s programmes to a worldwide audience in the site’s first global content deal involving a big network.

The move, which was announced yesterday, continues MySpace’s push to become a hub for video, music and other content and more similar to Internet portals like Yahoo Inc.

By contrast, MySpace’s chief rival, Facebook, has largely focused on messaging, networking and other social tools. MySpace, owned by media conglomerate News Corp, will present selected BBC programmes through its video platform, MySpaceTV.