Privately-owned Sistem Televisyen Malaysia (TV3) is in talks with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp and another firm to dispose of operations in Ghana, a report said today.

Weekly newspaper The Edge , quoting unnamed sources, said the other party was from Ghana but gave no details.

The sale was part of TV3's plan to axe all non-profitable businesses under a restructuring exercise to cut its RM600 million (US$158 million) debt, it said.

Company officials were not immediately available for comment.