No sex please, we're stupid
A review of 2004 explains how Nipplegate led to tougher US broadcast regulation, pushing controversial presenters such as Howard Stern to satellite radio Sirius.…
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VH1 hope to pull in audience with nine and a half nights of sex
UK VH1 is promoting a season of taboo-breaking 80s and 90s videos and Playboy documentaries with a spoof apology in newspapers.…
McCartney to headline Super Bowl half time show
Paul McCartney will headline the half-time show at next year's Super Bowl, which Fox will broadcast, after the NFL's previous controversy with Janet Jackson.…
America not so outraged by Nipplegate
The FCC has fined CBS a record $550,000 over the Superbowl Janet Jackson incident, while a survey finds fewer than 20% of parents were very concerned.…
Full FCC fine for CBS over Janet Jackson Super Bowl performance approved
The FCC's commissioners have reportedly approved the maximum fine of $27,500 for each of CBS's 20 owned stations over the Super Bowl half-time show.…
Lesser known acts dominate at Latin Grammys
Brazil's Maria Rita and Spain's Alejandro Sanz were among the winners at the fifth Latin Grammys, marking a shift away from mainstream artists.…
CBS to fight FCC's Nipplegate fine
CBS chief Les Moonves says the company will fight in court any FCC attempt to fine it over the Janet Jackson Superbowl incident, calling the fine ridiculous.…
Maximum fine likely for CBS over Nipplegate
The FCC is reportedly set to fine CBS $550,000 over Janet Jackson's Superbowl exposure, with the top $27,500 fine recommended for each of 20 CBS-owned stations.…
TLC may also go the reality TV route to find new member
Reports suggest surviving TLC members Watkins and Thomas will hold a TV search for a replacement for Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes, though no network has committed yet.…
CBS sign up INXS frontman search show
US network CBS has bought the rights to a reality show that will search globally for a new INXS frontman, launching in summer 2005 with the winner touring with the band.…
Viacom boss quits
Viacom boss Mel Karmazin has resigned with immediate effect, and MTV's Tom Freston and CBS's Les Moonves will jointly take over the top job in the short term.…
New media, new danger
A US campaign opposing relaxed media ownership rules, which would let Rupert Murdoch expand his media empire, is running TV and print adverts ahead of an FCC announcement.…