From June 2004 . . .

One year ago: Mel Karmazin resigned as President/COO of Viacom. Karmazin’s resignation brought to an end the four-year, tension-filled partnership between him and Viacom chair/CEO Sumner Redstone. This likely contributed to Howard Stern's departure for the sunny uplands of Sirius Satellite radio: The New York Times noted that Karmazin was Howard Stern's main defender at Viacom.

Media Statistics: A new report last year showed porn was still the most popular thing on the Web. According to Reuters, research firm Hitwise Inc. broke down Web visits that week and gave the following figures: "Adult" at 18.8%, "Search Engines and Directories" at 13.8%, "Entertainment" at 8.0%, "Business and Finance" at 7.4& and "Shopping and Classifieds" at 7%. Search engine Google accounted for only 2.7% of all Web visits. (From Benton's Communications-related Headlines)