New York - Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation looks to have overcome dissent within the Bancroft family, which controls voting interest in Wall Street Journal publisher Dow Jones & Co., and will be successful in its $5 billion bid for the company, according to reports in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and elsewhere. [more..]

Cupertino, Calif. - Apple announced on Tuesday that it has now sold more than three billion songs from its iTunes Store, whose catalog now includes over five million songs. [more..]

New York - The CNN/YouTube Republican presidential debate may be rescheduled, to accommodate candidates including Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney who have said they can't make the event currently slated for Sept. 17 in Florida, according to The Hollywood Reporter. [more..]

Detroit - Hip-hop artist Eminem's copyright administrators have sued Apple Inc. for copyright infringement, unfair competition and violation of consumer protection laws, over the company's alleged unauthorized sale of downloads of his songs from the iTunes Store, the Associated Press reported. [more..]

New York - MyDamnChannel on Tuesday announced the launch of its ad-supported online entertainment portal and initial funding from Okapi Venture Capital. [more..]

Newport Beach, Calif. - Sony has been sued for patent infringement by Newport Beach, Calif.-based Parallel Processing Corporation, which claims the Cell processor that powers the company's PlayStation 3 video game console infringes its 1991 patent. [more..]

San Antonio, Texas - AT&T on Tuesday announced the launch of an over-the-air mobile music download service in partnership with eMusic, a digital retailer of independent music with a catalog of 2.7 million songs. [more..]

New York - Vringo, a video ringtone sharing service, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $12 million in its second round of financing, led by Warburg Pincus. [more..]

Dallas - MumboJumbo, a developer and publisher of premium casual games, announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Hot Lava, a Russia-based casual games developer. [more..]

New York - ExpoTV, a provider of consumer-generated video product reviews, announced on Tuesday that it has received an undisclosed investment from DFJ Gotham. [more..]

Atlanta - Embassy Multimedia Consultants, an Atlanta-based division of MasterWorx Gaming that provides consulting, brand development, marketing support and strategic advice to game developers, publishers, retailers and distributors, has been acquired by DigitalTrends.com, an Oregon-based, online publisher of consumer electronics and technology news and reviews. [more..]

Scott Goldberg wonders if The Simpsons Movie, after last weekend's success and #1 position at the box office, has found a new home on the big screen. [more..]

In an interview with DMW, Ted Owen explains the thinking behind GGL, what is going on as far as gaming goes in China and how and why brands like Coca Cola are getting more and more involved with games. [more..]

Heather Hopkins shares and elaborates on some new stats from Hitwise UK that shows that Amazon.co.uk is the second most visited retail website after eBay UK based on UK internet visits and ranks #15 overall, just behind BBC.co.uk and ahead of YouTube. [more..]

Rohit Bhargava gives some useful advice for all of you who may be struggling to keep a blog going while doing your day jobs. [more..]

New York - Muze, a provider of informational databases on music, movies, books and games, on Tuesday announced that its Open Media Exchange platform will be used to power a new subscription-based mobile music service for wireless carrier O2 Germany. [more..]

New York - Digital marketing technology and services firm DoubleClick on Tuesday introduced a new online ad format, the "Teaser," that features short flashes of video. [more..]

New York - Pando Networks, a provider of peer-to-peer content distribution technology, said on Tuesday that its free application has now been installed 10 million times since it was launched 14 months ago. [more..]

Beverly Hills, Calif. - Podcast aggregator and distributor Wizzard Media on Tuesday announced the debut of a new video podcast series from legendary musician and producer Quincy Jones. [more..]

San Antonio, Texas - AT&T said on Tuesday that its blue room broadband entertainment site will offer an exclusive live webcast of the 2007 Lollapalooza festival in Chicago. [more..]

Orlando - PayPerPost, an online service that connects marketers with bloggers, videographers, photographers, podcasters and social networks, has launched an application that allows bloggers to view sponsored content opportunities they qualify for in PayPerPost, from within their Faceboook social network accounts. [more..]

Santa Monica, Calif. - GGL (Global Gaming League), a producer of online game tournaments, announced on Tuesday the creation of the MLB Virtual World Series tournament. [more..]

San Francisco - Casual games publisher PlayFirst on Tuesday launched "Wedding Dash," the first title to build on its popular "Diner Dash" franchise. [more..]

Research Triangle Park, N.C. - Virtual Heroes, a developer of interactive learning applications for the federal systems, healthcare and commercial markets, said on Tuesday that it has licensed Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3 for use in the development of serious games and advanced learning technologies. [more..]