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  'Pop Idol' creator Simon Fuller sells 19 Entertainment for over $210 million

  March 18, 2005
  Today, Sports Entertainment Enterprises, Inc., doing business as CKX, Inc., announced that it had purchased control of SImon Fuller's 19 Entertainment Ltd., the U.K.-based company that, among other things, owns the trademark and co-production rights for the worldwide Pop Idol series, including American Idol and Canadian Idol.

• 'American Idol 2's Clay Aiken to guest star on NBC's 'Scrubs'

  February 13, 2005
  U.S. singer Clay Aiken will guest star as Kenny, the cafeteria worker. on the NBC-TV's comedy "Scrubs" Tuesday.

• Fantasia Barrino's sales falling short of previous 'American Idol' winners

  February 9, 2005
  The reality TV show "American Idol" pulled in a record 31 million viewers during its fourth season amid signs its power to sell CDs has diminished.

• Fox's 'American Idol 4' dominates the ratings in its first week return

  January 25, 2005
  Showing absolutely no signs of slowing down in its fourth season, Fox's American Idol dominated the television ratings during last week's two premiere week broadcasts.

• Fox's 'American Idol 4' premieres to record ratings

  January 19, 2005
  Many television industry insiders - including Fox's own network president Gail Berman -- had doubted whether American Idol could continue its monster ratings numbers as the now "maturing" show entered its fourth season. Well, if the preliminary ratings numbers for last night's special two-hour Idol debut are any indication, the fourth season will not only match the ratings highs of last year's American Idol 3, but may very well even exceed them.

• Ludacris tops Billboard 200 album chart, U2 places second

  December 15, 2004
  Rapper Ludacris' "Red Light District" topped the Billboard 200 album chart Wednesday with sales of 322,000 copies.

• Clay Aiken concert invite misfires for student singers

  December 10, 2004
  A group of New Jersey high schoolers got a glimpse of another side of show business when invited to sing with Clay Aiken.

• Clay Aiken hopes his Christmas special buries Billboard Awards show

  December 8, 2004
  "American Idol" runner-up Clay Aiken says he hopes his Christmas TV special buries the competing Billboard Music Awards Wednesday.

• Clay Aiken becoming American holiday appearance king

  December 5, 2004
  Clay Aiken's name is getting to be less synonymous with Fox's "American Idol" and associated more often with U.S. holidays.

• Fantasia's 'Free Yourself' album sells 240,000 units in debut week

  December 3, 2004
  The debut album of Fantasia, the third winner of FOX's "American Idol" competition, did not premiere at the top of the Billboard sales list.

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