Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the famed film studio that is considering selling itself, has sent confidentiality agreements to about 20 interested parties including Time Warner  and News Corp , sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

Rupert Murdoch move to block News Corp's news contect on Google is a gamble, and one that could hurt the media giant instead of helping it.

Microsoft Corp  has had talks with News Corp  about a tie up, which would involve News Corp getting paid to take its news websites off Google , a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday.