Marchex, Inc. and Fox’s Latin American Channels division, a wholly owned subsidiary of News Corporation, announced a partnership to jointly develop a set of Spanish-language Web sites owned by Marchex, including cocina.com, fotos.com, futbol.com, deportes.com, mascotas.com, mujer.com, peliculas.com, salud.com, and tarjetas.com. Through the partnership, Fox will provide localized content and community features to the Web sites including: videos, forums, blogs, personal home pages, and photo albums.

“Partnering with Fox, one of the global leaders in creating digital content and online communities, helps us extend our international reach to one of the fastest growing demographics of Internet users,” said Peter Christothoulou, Marchex Chief Strategy Officer. “It is a key step in our ongoing strategy of acquiring Web sites and developing them into high quality destinations which, over time, will continue to build our base of global and local traffic.”

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