Reuters - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday launched what will likely be a contentious battle over easing ownership restrictions on newspapers, radio and television stations, which could lead to consolidation in the industry.

Reuters - A wave of cellphone start-ups, hoping to attract users to television, music and other premium services, are floundering as they fight over a thin slice of the U.S. market, a report said on Tuesday.

Reuters - AT&T Inc. , the No. 1 U.S. telephone company which is expanding into video, is willing to carry extra channels television broadcasters plan to offer and is in talks to do so, a senior company executive told Reuters on Tuesday.

Reuters - U.S. crude oil prices deepened early losses to fall below $70 a barrel for the first time in two weeks on Thursday after Iraqi television reported the death of al Qaeda's leader in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

Reuters - California's Democratic-dominated Assembly passed a bill on Wednesday that could increase competition among cable television providers and make it easier for telephone companies to enter the market.

Shaveta Bansal - AHN Contributor New York, NY ( AHN) – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernake confessed that he made a mistake in his comments to a television reporter about market perception of his inflation-fighting credentials. According to a CNN Money report, Bernanke made the...

Reuters - Google Inc. said on Monday the company is ready to help Web sites run video advertisements, putting the Web search leader into competition with television for the biggest chunk of ad spending.

Reuters - As U.S. television networks prepare to showcase their fall program lineups next week, the loudest buzz isn't about the next hit sitcom or drama, an actor making a comeback or an executive in trouble.

Reuters - Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy Co. Inc. said on Friday it would acquire a majority stake in a Chinese appliance retailer for $180 million.

Reuters - Rupert Murdoch-controlled media conglomerate News Corp. (NWSa.N) on Wednesday said quarterly profit doubled, as strong advertising at its television businesses outweighed profit declines for its films and newspapers.

Reuters - Walt Disney Co. reported a 12 percent rise in quarterly profit on Tuesday as strength in its television business and theme parks outweighed a sharp drop in profits at its film studio.

Walt Disney Co. reported a surge in net profit on Tuesday as its television business and theme parks outweighed losses at its studio. The company posted net income of $733 million, or 37 cents per share, compared with $657 million, or...

Reuters - Walt Disney Co reported a higher net profit on Tuesday as strength in its television business and theme parks outweighed a dip in profits at its studio.

Reuters - Time Warner Inc. , the world's largest media company, on Wednesday said quarterly profit rose, with strong growth in cable television, high-speed Internet and digital phone subscribers.

Reuters - TiVo Inc. and satellite television operator DirecTV Group Inc. on Wednesday said they would extend their service and support agreement for three years, sending TiVo's shares up 8 percent.

Reuters - Shares in Sony Corp. (6758.T) rose nearly 2 percent on Thursday after a newspaper said it would probably beat its group operating profit target for the year ended in March, helped by robust sales of flat-panel televisions.

Reuters - Shares in LG.Philips LCD Co. Ltd. (034220.KS) fell as much as 2.4 percent on Wednesday after the flat panel maker warned that margins could drop in the April-June quarter due to a slide in panel prices.

Reuters - Motorola Inc. said on Monday it had received a major order from U.S. programing and hardware buying consortium National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC) for set-top boxes with digital video recording and other features.

Reuters - Walt Disney Co. plans to make TV shows such as "Desperate Houswives" and "Lost" available for free over the Internet in an attempt to bring in new advertising revenues, the Wall Street Journal said on Monday.

Ayinde O. Chase - AHN Staff Writer Richmond, VA (AHN) Media General, Inc. and NBC Universal announced on Thursday that they have inked a deal under which Media General will purchase four NBC owned and operated television stations in a cash transaction valued at approximately $600 million. The...