New York - Comcast, the nation's largest cable TV provider and operator of a broadband access service with 12.4 million subscribers, or 20% of the U.S. market, is blocking the file-sharing traffic of some of its subscribers in an effort to manage the large amounts of bandwidth they are using, the Associated Press reported. [more..]

San Francisco - Strong sales of "Halo 3," and the Xbox 360 console from Microsoft for which the game was developed, propelled U.S. video game sales up 75% in September, to $1.36 billion, Reuters reported, citing data from market research firm NPD. [more..]

Boston - StubHub, an online marketplace for event tickets owned by eBay, has been ordered by a judge to turn over the names of 13,000 customers who bought or sold New England Patriots tickets to the team, which prohibits sales of its tickets for more than $2 over their face value, the Boston Globe reported. [more..]

Dothan, Ala. - Movie Gallery, the large movie rental store chain that declared bankruptcy earlier this week, announced on Friday that its stock will be delisted from the Nasdaq on Oct. 25. [more..]

Oakland, Calif. - LiveScribe, a developer of electronic pen and paper technology, has raised $22 million in its first round of venture capital financing, led by VantagePoint Venture Partners, PEHub.com reported. [more..]

New York - Viewpoint, a New York-based Internet marketing technology company, has signed an agreement to acquire Springbox, an Austin-based interactive marketing firm that focuses on Web marketing and creative services, for $5.5 million in cash and stock. [more..]

San Francisco - BrightRoll, the operator of an online video advertising network, has raised around $5 million in its second round of venture capital financing, PEHub.com reported, citing a regulatory filing. [more..]

Burlingame, Calif. - MeeVee, an online program guide for TV and Web-based video programming, has acquired Top 10 Sources, an entertainment news aggregation site, for an undisclosed sum, NewTeeVee.com reported. [more..]

New York - Online social network Friendster said this week that it has partnered with digital music retailer AmieStreet.com to provide live streaming webcasts from the week-long CMJ Music Marathon in New York. [more..]

New York - Sony Pictures Television plans to expand the selection of classic TV "minisodes" it offers on Crackle, the company's video-sharing site, The New York Times reported. [more..]

Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft said this week that it will offer five free HD DVD movies with purchases of an HD DVD drive add-on for its Xbox 360 video game console. [more..]

London - Musicians and record labels can now obtain unique bar codes to track sales of their works, through a collaboration announced this week between barcode provider GS1, the British Phonographic Institute and Association of Independent Music (AIM). [more..]

Sausalito, Calif. - Video game developer and publisher Red Mile Entertainment said this week that it has signed game veteran Flint Dille ("The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay," "Dead to Rights") to spearhead the design, scriptwriting, story generation and production of "Sin City: The Game," based on the graphic novels from Frank Miller. [more..]

Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft Game Studios and developer BioWare said this week that they have signed voice talent including actor Seth Green ("Austin Powers," "Robot Chicken") to appear in their forthcoming game, "Mass Effect." [more..]

Minneapolis - Game publisher Activision has partnered with ABC Entertainment and BBC Worldwide America to develop a game for the Nintendo Wii based on the reality TV series "Dancing with the Stars." [more..]