AdAge.com, January 25, 2005
Delivering the opening address at this year's TV programmers convention here, Ted Turner introduced himself as the "guy who was phased out of Time Warner," and then proceeded to cite media consolidation, the nuclear threat and climate change as the biggest issues facing society today. Read the whole story...
New York Post, January 26, 2005
Satellite radio rivals Sirius and XM have been cozying up to each other, The Post has learned.
While talks have not advanced far, executives from both sides have been meeting lately to discuss the possibility of a merger, according to several sources close to the matter. Read the whole story...
CNN/Money, January 26, 2005
Anheuser-Busch is pulling an advertisement planned for this year's Super Bowl that would have poked fun at last year's infamous "wardrobe malfunction" that exposed Janet Jackson's breast during the halftime show, according to a published report. Read the whole story...
Reuters, January 26, 2005
Media company Gannett Co. Inc. on Wednesday said quarterly profit increased 6 percent, powered by political advertising gains at its broadcast TV stations that more than offset ad declines at its flagship USA Today newspaper. Read the whole story...
The New York Times, January 26, 2005
Anheuser-Busch, the biggest advertiser on the Super Bowl, the biggest day of the year for advertising, is making good on a promise to clean up its act. Read the whole story...