Washington - One of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) five commissioners has asked FCC chairman Kevin Martin to open an inquiry into News Corporation's proposed $5.6 billion acquisition of Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal, Broadcasting & Cable reported. [more..]

Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft said this week that its entertainment and devices division, which includes its Xbox video game business, reported a profit of $165 million in the company's fiscal first quarter, fueled in large part by the release of "Halo 3" for the Xbox 360. [more..]

Foster City, Calif. - On the seventh anniversary of the release of the PlayStation 2, Sony Computer Entertainment America announced on Friday that worldwide sales of the console have reached 120 million units, while more than a billion PlayStation 2 games have now been sold. [more..]

Tokyo - Nintendo this week announced plans to release its Wii video game console in China and South Korea next year, Reuters reported. [more..]

San Francisco - CNET Networks, an online publisher of technology news and provider of entertainment sites, announced that it has sold its Webshots photo-sharing service to American Greetings for $45 million. [more..]

Los Angeles - Writer, director and actor Ed Burns ("The Brothers McMullen," "Saving Private Ryan") has signed a deal with Apple to premiere his upcoming feature-length comedy "Purple Violets" exclusively on iTunes, Variety reported. [more..]

Blacksburg, Va. - NexGenVS, a mobile video technology start-up, said on Friday that it has raised an undisclosed amount of new funding from the Virginia Active Angel Network (VAAN). [more..]

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Despite potential campaign law violations, Comedy Central, with help from a reputable DC law firm, believes it can work around the issues and press on. [more..]

Though some of the "wonder of Nielsen" presentations that I expected throughout the day ran a bit long (not yours, Pete!) - overall the day was a great deep dive into all the ways we can and should be measuring, blogs Rohit Bhargava. [more..]

Dina Lohan, mother to Lindsay and Ali Lohan, will begin filming her reality TV series on October 30th [more..]

And now, shocking news has hit the airwaves: MTV’s The Hills…are you sitting down for this?...is SCRIPTED. [more..]

Want to know what pop culture phenomenon are hot? Go to a Halloween party this year and take a close look at what people are wearing, blogs Jay Baage.
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In his first interview since an attempted suicide, Owen Wilson sat down with friend, writer, and director Wes Anderson, with whom he has worked many times. [more..]

Los Angeles - Manga Entertainment, a unit of Liberty Media's Starz Media, on Friday announced the launch of Manga.com, a site that will feature streaming video, product-related information and other editorial content on Japanese manga. [more..]

New York - The Orchard, a digital distributor of independent label music and video, announced this week that it has signed an agreement to distribute the entire library of Boosey & Hawkes Production Music. [more..]

Tokyo - Turbolinux, a distributor of Linux-based software, said this week that its Japanese unit has partnered with digital music distributor Amie Street to launch a music download service in Japan for independent music, Billboard reported. [more..]

New York - Viacom's MTV Games and its Harmonix Music studio have partnered with Mekanism to create an online social network for their upcoming "Rockband" music-themed game. [more..]

Los Angeles - Ludia, a developer of interactive entertainment, said this week that it has signed a deal with TV producer Granada to create video games based on the TV series, "Hell's Kitchen." [more..]

San Francisco - AirPlay, a provider of interactive TV game technologies, this week announced a deal with TV producer Endemol USA, to launch a mobile phone-based interactive TV element for NBC's "Deal or No Deal." [more..]