For the first time since the recession started in 2008, spending on home entertainment was up in the third quarter, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. The figure rose 5% from a year earlier to $3.9 billion, the…
The popularity of Apple’s iPad means the device has attracted counterfeiters as well as fans, reports Bloomberg. Knockoff iPads may flood e-commerce sites as the holidays approach, and as shoppers still struggling with a tough economy search for bargains, the…
Music superstar Taylor Swift is upset about a topless photo that has appeared on the Internet and was apparently incorrectly identified as her, TMZ.com reports. The photo, posted by Celeb Jihad, is apparently not Swift but a woman who resembles…
Facebook games based on a number of popular TV shows will soon be coming to your computer, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Developed by Ubisoft, the first Facebook games will be "CSI: Miami," "House, M.D.: Critical Cases" and "NCIS: Major…
The Screen Actors Guild and the broadcast union AFTRA have a message for IMDb: Stop publishing actors’ birthdates, according to the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. The reason behind the request is the concern that actors may lose out…
Even after a consumer rebellion following a controversial Netflix price increase earlier this year, another movie rental service has announced a price hike, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The rental-kiosk service Redbox will boost its standard DVD rental fee by…
Consumers may have to wait longer to rent new films, according to a plan under consideration by some of the biggest Hollywood movie studios, reports Bloomberg. The studios are considering increasing the wait for rentals to 60 days — up…
PBS has rolled out plans to broadcast an examination of the life of Apple icon Steve Jobs, reports Entertainment Weekly. "Steve Jobs — One Last Thing" will premiere Wednesday, Nov. 2, at 10 p.m. ET on PBS stations. The production…
Warner Bros. is no longer authorizing Blockbuster to carry its new movies when they’re released on DVD, after a dispute over Warner’s wish to have rental outlets offer its titles only for sale in the first 28 days of release,…
Time Warner Cable fell short of expectations in its earlings report for the third quarter, Deadline.com reports. TWC, the second-largest cable operator, posted earnings of $1.09 per share, short of analysts’ projection of $1.14. Residential video subscriptions fell by 128,000…