Washington - A bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday would give the Justice Department the power to pursue civil copyright enforcement actions against individuals who use file-sharing networks. [more..]

New York - Spending on Internet advertising in the U.S. is projected to double over the next five years, growing from $21.4 billion this year to $42 billion by 2011, according to a report from market research firm eMarketer. [more..]

Alviso, Calif. - TiVo announced on Thursday the launch of a new service that will offer advertisers access to linked demographic and viewing behavior data for 20,000 volunteer TiVo households. [more..]

El Segundo, Calif. - Revenue for mobile games publishers fell 9% in the second quarter of 2007, with slowed growth credited to the low number of mobile games subscribers, according to a report from market research firm iSuppli. [more..]

Burbank, Calif. - Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group announced on Thursday that it will acquire TT Games, which comprises independent game developer Traveller's Tales, and TT Games Publishing, which has released a series of LEGO Star Wars titles. [more..]

San Antonio, Texas - AT&T on Thursday announced that it has launched a mobile version of the Pandora music discovery and personalized streaming radio service for its wireless subscribers. [more..]

Foster City, Calif. - Sony Computer Entertainment America on Thursday announced the release of a new firmware upgrade for its PlayStation 3 game console, which adds features including the ability to turn on the PS3 via a PSP system connected to a Wi-Fi hotspot; a scrolling PlayStation news ticker; and the ability to build music and photo playlists. [more..]

Paris - Believe, a France-based digital music service, has received a $2.9 million first round of venture capital financing, from XAnge Private Equity, Billboard reported. [more..]

Boston - Frame Media, a Boston-based provider of provider of software and content for wireless digital picture frames, has raised $2 million in its second round of venture capital, led by CommonAngels and Longworth Venture Partners. [more..]

TV is not dead, but finding a story or an idea that is so appealing that holds up on ALL platforms is the holy grail now, blogs Jay Baage.
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If the WGA strike is not resolved this week, it could have a considerable impact on the industry. That was the consensus among television executives and experts on the Thursday afternoon panels, blogs Jay Baage.
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Guitar Hero 3 has became the most searched for video game based on share of US Internet searches, blogs Heather Hopkins. [more..]

Los Angeles - Gemstar-TV Guide International, a provider of electronic program guides for digital TV services, said on Thursday that it has signed a multi-year interactive program guide license deal with Japan's So-net Entertainment Corp., a joint venture of Sony Corporation, Sony Music Entertainment Japan and Sony Finance International. [more..]

Los Angeles - MixRevolution has announced the official launch of its online social network for music DJs, which after a year in beta mode has attracted over 1,600 DJ members across genres ranging from hip-hop and scratch to dance. [more..]

London - Digital music retailer 7digital said on Thursday that DRM-free MP3 downloads are out-selling other formats offered on its site by almost four-to-one, where MP3 is offered alongside WMA. [more..]

Redmond, Wash. - Nintendo on Monday will launch the Check Mii Out Channel, a free channel downloadable from its Wii Shop Channel that will let gamers show off and vote on their Mii characters -- the customizable, cartoonish caricatures that users can create for themselves in games like "Wii Sports." [more..]

Redwood City, Calif. - Video game developer and publisher Electronic Arts announced on Thursday that it has signed an agreement with chipmaker Broadcom, to optimize EA Mobile game titles for Broadcom's latest chips that support HD content and graphics the company says rival those on handheld consoles. [more..]