Los Angeles - Documentary director Michael Moore's new health care-related film "Sicko," which will be released in theaters by The Weinstein Company on June 29, has been leaked onto peer-to-peer file-sharing networks, according to published reports. [more..]

New York - U.S. video game sales rose 49% in May, to $815 million, spurred by sales of Nintendo's DS handheld, Wii console and "Pokemon" game franchise, according to various reports that cited sales data from market research firm NPD Group. [more..]

New York - NBC Universal said this week that its joint online video distribution venture with News Corporation is set to launch in September, rather than this summer as the companies had said when announcing the venture in March, Reuters reported. [more..]

St. Louis - Major League Baseball argued before the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis this week that online fantasy baseball leagues should have to pay licensing fees for their use of players' names and statistics, the Associated Press reported. [more..]

Washington - Intelsat, a provider of satellite communications services, has put itself on the auction block, with major bidders including the team of EchoStar Communications and Liberty Media, according to various media reports. [more..]

New York - The Texas Attorney General's office said it arrested seven convicted sex offenders this week, based on personal details on the men turned over by social networking site MySpace, where the men had created profiles. [more..]

New York - Viacom's Nickelodeon children's TV network announced this week that it has partnered with Sony Music Label Group to jointly finance and produce TV and music projects over the next four years. [more..]

Nashville, Tenn. - StudioNow, a provider of online video-editing services, announced that it has raised $1.5 million in initial financing, led by Claritas Capital with participation from Envoy founders Fred Goad and Jim Kever. [more..]

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Scott Karp takes a look at the evolution of magazine media — particularly the staffing model. [more..]

New York - Sirius Satellite Radio this week published a new study on its website commissioned from former FCC chief economist Thomas Hazlett, "The Economics of the Satellite Radio Merger," that argues in favor of the company's proposed merger with rival XM. [more..]

New York - 24/7 Real Media, a New York-based digital marketing company, on Friday announced that the antitrust regulatory waiting period for its proposed acquisition by WPP Group has expired. [more..]

New York - Honda has partnered with Sony Pictures Television to sponsor a series of "minisodes," comprised of 4-6 minute condensed versions of full-length episodes of vintage TV shows like "Charlie's Angels," "The Facts of Life" and "Who's the Boss," The New York Times reported. [more..]

San Francisco - U.K.-based online social network Bebo, which claims 33 million users, announced that it has tapped Audible Magic to provide content identification and filtering tools to prevent unauthorized content on the network. [more..]

Washington - XM Satellite Radio said this week that it has signed a deal to broadcast eight performances of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra during the 2007-08 concert season. [more..]

San Mateo, Calif. - Mobile game publisher Digital Chocolate on Friday announced an agreement with LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., to pre-load several of its game titles on multiple new LG handsets expected to launch this month. [more..]