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ninemsn

URL	http://ninemsn.com.au/
Commercial?	Yes
Type of site	Internet portal
Registration	Optional
Owner	PBL Media
Created by	PBL Media
Launched	1997

ninemsn is an Australian 50/50 joint venture between Microsoft and PBL Media. It effectively acts as the website for both the Nine Network and MSN, and is one of Australia's most popular websites.^{[citation needed]} Its popularity is largely a result of it being the default homepage for Internet Explorer 6 users in Australia, as well as being the website that automatically appears when Australian users sign out of Windows Live Hotmail.^{[citation needed]}

The venture was established in 1997, with a combined investment of $50 million, which brought together all the online assets of Microsoft and all the media assets of PBL, which include the Nine Network, Australian Consolidated Press (ACP) and other PBL assets.^{[citation needed]}

As of April 2006, ninemsn acquired Australian content syndication and mobile publishing leader HWW Limited, who currently syndicate television, movie, music, restaurant and gig guide listings.^{[citation needed]}

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