MySpace sold to Specific Media by Murdoch’s News Corp
News Corporation has sold its ailing social networking site MySpace to online advertising firm Specific Media. News Corp paid $580m (£361m) for MySpace in 2005, but users and advertisers left More...
Downton Abbey bought by 100 countries
More than 100 countries have bought the rights to broadcast ITV1′s hit period drama Downton Abbey, its backers have announced. The US, Japan, Israel and Germany are some of the countries to More...
Coronation Street cat’s ashes smash auction target
The ashes of the Coronation Street cat, Frisky, who died ten years ago, have been sold at auction for almost six times the expected price. Furious bidding by soap fans meant the wooden casket carrying the cat’s More...
Marilyn Monroe chest X-rays fetch $45,000
A set of three X-rays of Marilyn Monroe’s chest taken during a 1954 hospital visit have sold for $45,000 (£29,900) in Las Vegas. The X-rays, sold at a movie memorabilia auction at Planet Hollywood, had a More...
Jackson glove sells for $190,000
A crystal-studded glove belonging to the late pop star Michael Jackson has sold at a US auction for $190,000 (£126,000). The glove, worn during the Jacksons’ 1984 Victory tour, was among over 200 items on More...
