| Mixed Forecast for Online Auctions
(Multichannel News) _ As eBay's Internet-based TV ad-auction venture hit massive turbulence, another from Google pulled onto the runway. The Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau last week abruptly pulled out of eBay's online marketplace for buying advertising slots on cable networks, dealing a critical blow to the project before it got off the ground. The CAB's about-face came just days after Google announced a deal with EchoStar Communications to sell a portion of the ad inventory on Dish Network's 125 national channels in an auction format. After several members of the consortium did a "deep dive" on eBay's Media Marketplace exchange for the past month, CAB CEO Sean Cunningham said, they concluded that the system would not provide the capabilities CAB needed. Snapshot: TV Ad Revenues Cable saw ad sales increase in the fourth quarter: .
EBAY AUCTIONS FOR SEATTLE SUPERCROSS!
Scottsdale , AZ- The Road 2 Recovery Foundation announces exciting Ebay auctions Seattle Supercross. The first auction includes four VIP Credentials which allow the winners all day pit access before and after the race, Press Box Access and seating for the race. The Press Box is some of the greatest seats in the house, and there is closed circuit T.V. so if you missed something chances are you'll be able to see it again. Also included is a tour of a team race rig (team and time to be determined by promoter). The other auction includes 4 tickets to the Seattle SX with all day pit access, tour of a team race rig (team and time to be determined by promoter), Set of SUNLINE Flex Levers (Brake and Clutch) personally autographed by James Stewart, Smith sunglasses, Thor Backpack, SixSixOne Defender 2.5 Flat White Chest Protector with Neck Roll installed and other cool swag from One Industries and Rockford Fosgate.
Alleged Jane Austen portrait fails at auction
NEW YORK A distant relative of romance novelist Jane Austen will have to hold onto a late 18th century painting he claims is a portrait of the author as a teen-ager. New York auction house Christie's expected the painting of a young girl in white dress with a green parasol to fetch 400-to-800 thousand dollars. But the item did not make its minimum bid level. Austen scholars disagree sharply on whether the portrait could be that of the author of "Pride and Prejudice." The relative has been turned down a number of times by the National Portrait Galley in London when he tried to donate the painting. Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. .
VFTW Bids American Idol’s Sanjaya Malakar Adieu
"It was an amazing experience," said the seventeen year old Malakar, fighting back tears. "I can promise you: We won't soon forget you," Ryan Seacrest assured him. Vote For The Worst, a website that "encourages you to have fun with American Idol and embrace its suckiness by voting for the people who the general public and the producers are rooting against" has bid a fond farewell to the amateur singer. Well it couldn't last forever! Great work everyone on helping Sanjaya make the top 7, he's now the all time VFTW record holder. But as classic Worsters know, we always move on to someone new. Who will it be? Phil? Chris? Someone else? Sound off on the message board and let us know your opinion. We'll have an informal poll up soon to see what the general consensus is.
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