PlayNetwork signs first “XM for Business” customer

PlayNetwork, the company that is now managing XM's commercial business sales and service, just signed on their first official customer: Chateau Ste. Michelle.\ Located in Woodinville, Chateau Ste. Michelle is Washington’s oldest winery and through its daily tours, tastings, ...

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Booker says “no” to K-Rock rumor

   
Following a bit on Page Six about Chris Booker "mulling" a new radio/TV deal located in Manhattan (gee, wonder where they got that idea from) the Q102 morning man is denying the claim. Booker told Philadelphia Inquirer pseudo-gossip-columnist Michael ...

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Tony Bruno leaves Sporting News Radio

Tony Bruno, who was a mainstay on Sporting News Radio, has officially left the network. His three-year contract expires in April 2008, but he'll remain on the payroll for the next two months. "Unfortunately, our strategic objectives and Tony’s personal interests are not ...

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Grammy Radio returns to XM, celebrates 50th anniversary

"Grammy Radio" is returning to XM featuring a multitude of special Grammy Week events, plus highlights from the past 50 years of the coveted awards. Grammy Radio will air on XM's exclusive programming channel (and Orbies Nominee) XMX ...

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Sirius hosting Gay Presidential Caucus

Sirius will hold its first ever Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender presidential caucus, featuring representatives and supporters for Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards. The Gay Caucus, which takes place on The Michelangelo Signorile Show on Sirius OutQ, will feature these ...

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XM drops Wal-Mart National Sales Support staff

Following the shutting down of its kiosk program, XM Satellite Radio has discontinued its contract managing store level retail field support staff with Wal-Mart, Orbitcast has learned. The national team, which was employed by National In-Store (NIS), was comprised of over ...

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Jonathan Jacoby leaves Bank of America

I was going to keep this one quiet initially, but the cat is out of the bag now, so I'll go ahead and post it: Bank of America analyst Jonathan Jacoby, as of today, is leaving the company after four ...

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Spotted: Bubba at the AVN Awards

Here's Bubba the Love Sponge with porn star Stormy Daniels (a frequent BTLS Show guest) on the red carpet of the AVN Awards at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, on Saturday. Photo by Scott Harrison. ...

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