Los Angeles - A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled in favor of Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) member studios in their copyright infringement suits against BitTorrent index TorrentSpy.com, taking the extraordinary step of terminating the case after finding that TorrentSpy had intentionally destroyed evidence. [more..]

Tokyo - Apple is in talks with rival Japanese mobile operators DoCoMo and Softbank on launching its iPhone in Japan, but both companies are unhappy with the cut of subscriber revenue that Apple is demanding, sources from the companies told Reuters. [more..]

Glendale, Calif. - Digital animation studio DreamWorks Animation SKG has announced plans to repurchase $150 million of its outstanding shares, a move usually taken by companies who believe their stock is undervalued in the current market. [more..]

West Hollywood, Calif. - IAC's Ticketmaster on Tuesday announced a multi-year deal with the National Football League (NFL), that will create a league-endorsed online secondary ticket exchange where fans can buy or sell NFL tickets. [more..]

Washington - The Entertainment Software Association (ESA), a U.S. video game industry trade group, announced on Tuesday that it has scheduled the 2008 E3 Media & Business Summit for July 15-17. [more..]

Basking Ridge, N.J. - Verizon Wireless announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with Qualcomm's MediaFLO USA to offer 24 full-length college football bowl games to its V CAST mobile TV service.

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Pasadena, Calif. - Big Stage, a developer of technology that lets users create and share life-like, 3D avatar images of themselves, then integrate them into famous movie scenes, TV shows, video games and music videos, on Tuesday announced a private beta launch of its service, which is expected to launch publicly in the second quarter of 2008. [more..]

Los Altos, Calif. - Ustream.TV, a Web-based, live video broadcasting platform, announced on Tuesday that it has raised an undisclosed sum of additional funding, from Western Technology Investors, the Band of Angels, and other angel investors. [more..]

Los Angeles - Goodreads, a social networking site where users discuss the books they're reading, announced that it has raised an undisclosed sum of new funding from angel investors, led by James Currier, founder of Ooga Labs and Tickle.com. [more..]

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I guess all of us that are fans of Rings can just hope that Jackson's heart will still be in it and that "Hobbit" will be as good as "Rings," but I would not bet my life on it just yet, blogs Jay Baage. [more..]

As a whole, the single word that defines the old view of metrics is to focus on impressions. A more sophisticated model measures engagement or interaction, blogs Rohit Bhargava. [more..]

What the sports media has to understand is the difference between reporting gossip and reporting news. [more..]

New York - IAC's Match.com dating site plans this week to introduce Little Black Book, an application for the Facebook online social network that will allow Facebook users who sign up to receive potential matches from both Facebook members and non-members who use Match.com, the Associated Press reported. [more..]

San Diego - DivX, a developer of video compression technology and distribution services, announced on Tuesday that the PlayStation 3 now supports the DivX video format, with the upgrade to PS3 system software Version 2.10 released today by Sony. [more..]

Arlington, Va. - PBS announced on Tuesday that it will begin offering full-length programming on Joost, the Internet-based television service. [more..]

San Francisco - The Bigger Picture, a unit of digital cinema firm Access Integrated Technologies, said on Tuesday that it has signed an agreement with the San Francisco Opera, to distribute six operas per year in movie theaters, beginning in March 2008. [more..]

Singapore - Digital music service provider Soundbuzz on Tuesday launched what it says is the first such service in Asia to offer high-fidelity, MPEG4 audio tracks for sale, Billboard reports. [more..]