A bidder raises his bidding card at the China Central Television's (CCTV) 2004 annual billing conference yesterday in Beijing. The annual event of China's biggest TV station lasted for almost 12 hours due to many prime time advertising slots and fierce competition, which was forecast to raise 3.3 billion yuan (US$399 million) for CCTV. [newsphoto.com.cn]
 
 
 

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