News International today attacked the BBC Creative Future programming and content initiative, accusing the corporation of empire-building and seeking to damage commercial rivals.
The Sun and Times publisher's parent company, News Corporation, has major digital ambitions after last year spending $580m (£324m) to buy the content sharing website MySpace.com.
News International is working on plans for a UK version of MySpace with close ties to the Sun.
"The white paper has given the BBC government backing to build a digital empire which will inevitably damage the development of commercial digital media," a News International spokesman said.
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The Sun and Times publisher's parent company, News Corporation, has major digital ambitions after last year spending $580m (£324m) to buy the content sharing website MySpace.com.
News International is working on plans for a UK version of MySpace with close ties to the Sun.
"The white paper has given the BBC government backing to build a digital empire which will inevitably damage the development of commercial digital media," a News International spokesman said.
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