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CollectingChannel.com Joins the Pokemon Generation!


Business Editors/Internet Reporters

NORFOLK, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2000

The Latest CollectingChannel.com Special is Devoted Entirely to

Today's Top Pop Culture Phenomenon

Pokemon is not just the hottest craze in the last 10 years, it may be the all time champion of preteen pre·teen
adj.
1. Relating to or designed for children especially between the ages of 10 and 12.

2. Being a child especially between the ages of 10 and 12; preadolescent.

n.
A preteen boy or girl.
 culture. Born as a card-based strategy game in Japan, Pokemon has become a worldwide phenomenon, mesmerizing mes·mer·ize  
tr.v. mes·mer·ized, mes·mer·iz·ing, mes·mer·iz·es
1. To spellbind; enthrall: "He could mesmerize an audience by the sheer force of his presence" 
 fans through the TV show, movie, trading cards and hundreds of cute and clever collectible items.

CollectingChannel.com (http://www.collectingchannel.com) will devote the year's second Special Event to a complete guide to Pokemon collectibles. The CollectingChannel Pokemon Collectibles Special goes "live" on January 7, 2000.

This multimedia online magazine features expertly prepared articles on every aspect of the Pokemon world. The CollectingChannel Pokemon Collectibles Special offers heavily illustrated articles, plus a lively selection of audio and video programming.

"The fever pitch fever pitch
n.
A state of extreme agitation or excitement.


fever pitch
Noun

a state of intense excitement

Noun 1.
 of excitement that surrounds Pokemon today is a foretaste fore·taste  
n.
1. An advance token or warning.

2. A slight taste or sample in anticipation of something to come.

tr.v.
 of the nostalgia that is sure to develop among those who are so involved with Pokemon now," says Mark Stuart Mark Stuart can refer to any of the following people:
  • Mark Stuart (hockey player), an ice hockey player in the National Hockey League
  • Mark Stuart (musician), lead singer of Christian rock band Audio Adrenaline
, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of CollectingChannel.com. "This is a hot topic now -- and it's going to be an important collectibles category for many years to come."

The CollectingChannel Antiques Collectibles Special is created and produced by collecting experts, including the staff writers and partners of CollectingChannel.com, to provide collectors with an online multimedia magazine experience.

About CollectingChannel.com

CollectingChannel.com (http://www.collectingchannel.com) launched in October 1998, is the first affinity-based channel distributed by its parent company, ChannelSpace Entertainment, Inc., which serves as a gateway to the Internet for avid AVID Cardiology A clinical trial–Antiarrhythmics Versus Implantable Defibrillators that compared the effect of implantable defibrillators vs the best medical therapy–antiarrhythmics for survivors of MI or those with nonsustained ventricular tachycardia  collectors of all kinds. Consumers can access the latest information on topics such as antiques, sports, stamps and coins through up-to-the-minute audio/video programming, news articles, expert opinions and magazines. CollectingChannel.com also produces the hit television series "Treasures in Your Home: The World of Collecting," hosted by John Burke For other persons named John Burke, see John Burke (disambiguation).

John Burke (February 25 1859–May 14 1937) was an American lawyer, jurist, and political leader from North Dakota.

Burke was born in Keokuk County, Iowa and moved to the Dakota Territory.
, and it's associated website (http://www.treasuresinyourhome.com).

CollectingChannel.com has dozens of partners called "Friends of the CollectingChannel.com." It had been the lead content provider to eBay during its enormous growth and the exclusive provider of antiques and collecting information on the Broadcast.com network.

About ChannelSpace Entertainment, Inc.

ChannelSpace Entertainment, Inc., (http://www.channelspace.com) produces and markets customized channels that support consumer-interest Web sites, major portal players and technology providers. These channels include original content, high-level audio/video assets, articles and authoritative reviews on well-defined areas of appeal. CSEI CSEI China Special Equipment Inspection (and Research Center)  industry experts and friends of collectingchannel.com develop and package content relevant to niche interests in one, easy to use place, and provide consumers with access to a range of information that they have never had before. Future channels include, but are not limited to, the CelticChannel, CaribbeanChannel, VirtualAtlanticChannel, and LindberghChannel.
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