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New TV Season, and Fewer Viewers (BusinessWeek)
With more young adults tuning out this TV season, the industry is confronting a generation of viewers who say they won’t pay the typical $75 monthly cable or satellite bill. Niel... More
Microsoft Japan Game Exec: Kinect Hasn’t Sold As Much As Expected In Japan So Far (The Wall Street Journal)
The head of Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 videogame business in Japan said Friday that its motion-control Kinect device hasn’t sold as many units as expected in Japan so far and i... More
‘Downton Abbey’ Breaks Records for Box Set Sales (The Telegraph UK)
“Downton Abbey”’s first series has become the highest selling TV drama box set of all time, beating off stiff competition from hit American shows “The Wire,” “The Sopra... More
Plenty of Chatter About a New iPhone (The New York Times)
We’re just weeks away from the announcement of the new Apple iPhone 5, according to an Apple employee who asked not to be named because he was not allowed to speak publicly for t... More
The Only Non-iPad Tablet That Matters (The Motley Fool)
Amazon.com’s tablet may be vaporware right now, but it’s real—and it’s coming soon. A Barclays Capital analyst is now expecting the leading online retailer to sell 2 millio... More
MOG Launches Free On-Demand Music Streaming Plan (PC World)
MOG has launched a free, on-demand music streaming service, putting it in direct competition with Spotify. The new ad-supported account option allows instant streaming of MOG’s 1... More
Will They Notice? Sirius Now Raising Its Monthly Rates (Digital Music News)
The company is now raising the monthly subscription charge on its basic package to $14.49, from $12.95 currently, according to details shared earlier today (Sept. 14). That’s the... More
Lil Wayne Holds No. 1 on Billboard 200, George Strait Bows at No. 3 (Billboard)
The Billboard 200’s top debut (Sept. 14) is George Strait’s “Here for a Good Time,” starting at No. 3 with 91,000....The Beatles’ “1” re-enters at No. 4 with 60,000 (... More
Primera Partners with JVC Advanced Media to Introduce Automated Disc Publisher with Archival Grade DVD-R (Primera Technology)
Primera Technology, Inc. today announced a new model of its Bravo Archive-Series Disc Publishers, now with recordable drives and media from JVC Advanced Media U.S.A., Inc. JVC Arch... More
What Media Companies Can Learn from Walmart (GigaOm)
As reported in a number of places, Walmart has acquired OneRiot: a startup that originally tried to do social search before pivoting to focus on social advertising. OneRiot joins a... More
Amazon.com, Hearst Corp. Strike Content, E-Commerce deal (TechFlash)
In a move likely to secure more content for a tablet, Amazon.com and Hearst Corp. have entered into an expanded, consumer marketing, e-commerce and content relationship. With the ... More
More Ads Set for Video Games (Variety)
Gamers can expect to see even more ads in the coming years. Marketers are expected to spend $7.2 billion to place advertising in or around games worldwide by 2016, up from $3.1 bil... More
The Rise of Capture Culture: How Apps Are Revolutionizing Music Collecting (Billboard)
For decades, the question, “What song is playing?” plagued music fans. If a DJ failed to announce an artist’s name or the song’s title, fans were left to their own devices ... More
Songza Raises Seven Figure Round; Launches Mobile, Sharable Music Collections In The Cloud (TechCrunch)
Today, after much iterating and tinkering, Songza is launching free mobile apps for iOS and Android that allow users to create and share personalized music collections — in the c... More
Best Buy Profit Trails Analysts’ Estimates as TV Sales Drop (BusinessWeek)
Best Buy Co., the world’s largest consumer electronics retailer, reported second-quarter profit that trailed analysts’ estimates and cut its full-year earnings forecast as sale... More
Europe Extends Copyright on Music (The New York Times)
In a victory for the financially troubled recording industry, the European Union on Monday extended the term of copyright on sound recordings to 70 years from 50, while declining t... More
Righthaven Defendant Asks Judge Not To Let Company ‘Slither Away’ (paidContent)
The Righthaven saga continues. Recall that the controversial copyright enforcer last week begged a federal court to lift a $30,000 fee award, saying the payment could force it into... More
Amazon in Talks to Launch Digital-Book Library (The Wall Street Journal)
Amazon.com Inc. is talking with book publishers about launching a Netflix Inc.-like service for digital books, in which customers would pay an annual fee to access a library of con... More
Analysis: How PS3’s Price Cut May Stave Off Further Market Share Loss (Gamasutra)
With the price of entry now at $250 for a 160GB PlayStation 3, many anticipated that the system would see a resurgence in sales throughout August, a surge that could continue throu... More
