WINNERS
BEN SILVERMAN
Sitcom magician appointed co-chairman of NBC entertainment.
MARTIN BANDIER
Sony/ATV CEO wins heated auction for Viacom’s musicpublishing division Famous Music.
CONRAD BLACK
Dethroned press baron sees money-laundering charge against him dropped.
LOSERS
KEVIN REILLY
Top NBC entertainment exec fired; leaves behind an advertising train wreck.
STEVEN J. LANDZBERG
Former Barclay’s trader to pay $750,000 and costs ex-employer $10.9M in settlement over insider trading charges.
MEL KARMAZIN
Sirius chief dealt a tough hand as FCC boss says a rule specifically bars a tieup with rival XM.