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Viacom casts its eyes over Bebo

By Tom Braithwaite in London and Joshua Chaffin in New York

Published: August 8 2006 03:00 | Last updated: August 8 2006 03:00

Viacom, the US media group, is considering a bid for Bebo, the social networking site.

The acquisition would represent the latest attempt by Viacom to regain ground lost to Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation in the social networking and user-generated content realm.

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