The chairman of Fuji Television Network Inc. indicated Wednesday the network would prefer to sell its Livedoor shares to Usen Corp. or another information technology-related firm, instead of selling them to an investment fund.
"It would be in the best interests of Livedoor if we can cooperate (by selling the stocks) to a company whose business lines are similar to those of Livedoor," Hisashi Hieda told reporters.
Hieda's comments came in response to a statement by Usen Corp., Japan's major cable broadcaster, released Wednesday that it is negotiating with scandal-tainted Livedoor Co. for a tieup in the Internet services business.