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  • Yahoo in informal talks with Microsoft

    Microsoft and Yahoo are holding informal merger discussions, marking a shift from the "radio silence" that previously existed between the two companies, according to a source familiar with the talks.

  • Microsoft-Yahoo deal: Playing the numbers game

    Examined using several different metrics, Microsoft's bid for Yahoo could create one of the world's largest Web companies.

  • Ninemsn to acquire mobile developer

    Ninemsn plans to acquire Sydney-based Web content developer HWW as the Microsoft/Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd joint-venture looks to bolster its mobile presence next year.

  • Ninemsn goes local, completes HWW buy

    The joint venture between Microsoft and Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd today launched a search service for local businesses called MyLocal and completed the acquisition of mobile content syndication firm HWW.

  • Yahoo7 takes aim at ninemsn

    Australia's most popular Web site, ninemsn, will face a "new" competitor in the form of Yahoo7, a joint venture between the Seven Network and Yahoo Australia and New Zealand.

  • AU$68.9m buyout helps Hostworks spread its wings

    Hostworks acquisition by Broadcast Australia will allow it to expand and tackle a larger market, the company says.

  • Seek and you shall find... Packer!

    Kerry Packer's Publishing and Broadcasting Limited (PBL) has snapped up a quarter share in jobs Web site Seek.com.au, just days after its NineMSN joint venture shut down rival site monster.com.au.

  • LookSmart under pressure as Yahoo completes Overture

    Yahoo's announcement today that it has successfully completed its acquisition of commercial search provider, Overture Services, has could cast doubts over its relationship with LookSmart in Australia.

  • Seven launch women's site

    The Seven Network's online business arm, i7, has announced a joint venture agreement with online publisher Highball to launch an internet portal dedicated to women - WomenZone.

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