NZ Sale Appears Close at Hand – Update
The latest news on the sale of Yellow Pages Group (New Zealand) is that a partnership of the private equity KKR and Australia's Seven Network has made a final offer…
Large Group of Bidders Seen for NZ Yellow Pages
Here is a new article from Stuff in New Zealand reporting that 10 bidders are expected to make a run at Yellow Pages Group New Zealand, among them Sensis (via…
Telecom NZ Replaces MSN With Yahoo! as Xtra Partner
Telecom New Zealand has formed a partnership with Yahoo!7, a 50-50 partnership between Yahoo! and Australia's Seven Network, to provide e-mail, search and other Internet services for the telco's Xtra…
Telecom NZ Confirms YP Sale
As expected, Telecom New Zealand today confirmed that it will sell its Yellow Pages division, Yellow Pages Group, and plans to complete the deal by the end of the year.…
Yahoo!, Google Vie in NZ
There are some interesting bits in this article on Telecom NZ's plans to spin off its Yellow Pages Group business for an estimated NZ$1.7 billion (US$1.1 billion). The telecom is…
Advertising Age Gets It
Under the headline "Here's a $14 Billion Print Business That's Loving the Digital Revolution," Ad Age's Abbey Klaassen writes that the Yellow Pages industry "is finding traditional plus digital equals…
Intel Continues to Push WiMax Standard
Intel is in discussions to build a new broadband network with Woosh Wireless in New Zealand. Recently, Intel invested $A37 million in a Sydney-based wireless company called Unwired. Intel's investments…
Nine-MSN Chief Hired
The Australian Age reported that Publishing and Broadcasting LTD has hired Tony Faure as chief executive running to run its Nine-MSN Internet property. Mr. Faure most recently sold HomeScreen Entertainment,…
Singapore YP on the Prowl?
Buried in an item from channelnewsasia.com on Singapore Yellow Pages' recent annual results announcement was the following: Going forward, Yellow Pages is looking to expand, including possible acquisitions in Asia.…
Yahoo! Online-Offline Venture Down Under
In the category of too much news to cover was this older item that appeared in ClickZ (and covered also in SEW blog). Yahoo! has entered a joint venture with…