, Jan 27, 2005, 10:07 AM
  • WQHT-FM Morning Show Team Suspended Mediaweek, January 26, 2005

    Mediaweek, January 26, 2005
    In the wake of a growing controversy following an ill-advised tsunami song parody, Emmis Communications has indefinitely suspended Miss Jones and the Hot 97 morning team from Rhythm & Blues/Hip Hop station WQHT-FM in New York. Read the whole story...

  • Mastercard Expands Branded Entertainment Efforts AdAge.com, January 26, 2005

    AdAge.com, January 26, 2005
    MasterCard International expanded its branded-entertainment efforts last night with its first foray into scripted drama, a tie-in with the WB network's teen drama One Tree Hill. Read the whole story...

  • XM, Sirius Deny Rumor Of Merger Washington Post, January 27, 2005

    Washington Post, January 27, 2005
    Former Viacom Inc. president Mel Karmazin held his first conference call with analysts as chief executive of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. yesterday to discuss the company's rising revenue and its 2005 guidance. But the first question he got wasn't about Sirius's financial outlook. It was about a rumor that Sirius was in talks to merge with its rival, District-based XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. Read the whole story...

  • 'I'm Going to Disney World' Takes Vacation USA Today, January 26, 2005

    USA Today, January 26, 2005
    Who will announce "I'm going to Disney World!" at the conclusion of Fox's broadcast of Super Bowl XXXIX? Nobody. After 19 years, the Magic Kingdom this year is canceling its Super Bowl promotional series in which a star of the game proclaims he's headed next for the Florida theme park. Read the whole story...

  • Spectrum Sale Draws $1 Billion in Bids The New York Times, January 27, 2005

    The New York Times, January 27, 2005
    Mobile phone carriers and entrepreneurs bid nearly $1 billion yesterday on the first day of a government auction of radio spectrum, the airwaves that carry wireless data and phone traffic. Read the whole story...