Online television auctions have been launched by FSauctions, the Freeserve Auctions. They are available on ONnet, the Internet TV service offered by the UK terrestrial TV network ONdigital.

FSauctions, a sister service to This is Oxfordshire, is one of a range of Freeserve portals and content available on ONnet.

ONnet is ONdigital's pioneering service that offers Internet access through a television. Viewers can visit the ONnet portal and its partners and can gain access to millions of websites and send e-mails worldwide.

Simon Danciger, managing director of Freeserve Auctions, said: "We are delighted to be the first of the big three online auctions to roll-out on to ONnet.

"Online auctions, with their entertainment value, blend perfectly into the TV environment. Internet TV will play an important role in future."