Washington - Democrats said at a House subcommittee hearing on Wednesday that more money should be allocated to help consumers purchase converters that will be needed to view digital TV signals on their analog TV sets, once analog signals are shut off in early 2009, CNET News.com reported. [more..]

Cupertino, Calif. - Apple on Thursday announced a new iTunes feature that gives consumers a discount on the purchase of full albums from which they have previously purchased individual tracks. [more..]

Los Angeles - Vuguru, the independent production studio recently launched by former Disney CEO Michael Eisner, on Thursday announced a deal with News Corp.'s MySpace to debut its "Prom Queen" online series exclusively on the social network. [more..]

New York - Sirius Satellite Radio announced on Thursday that Chrysler Group will be the first automaker to offer its new in-car satellite TV service in its 2008 model year vehicles. [more..]

London - The BBC announced on Thursday the launch of a year-long test of 3G mobile TV and radio services with U.K. carriers Orange, Vodafone and 3. [more..]

London - A German video game publisher has hired a London-based law firm to target about 500 British citizens who are alleged to have illegally shared its as yet unreleased "Dream Pinball 3D" game, The Register reported. [more..]

Canton, Mass. - Undertaking a major restructuring to focus on its home installation and service business, Tweeter Home Entertainment, a retailer of specialty electronics, on Thursday announced that it has obtained a new $75 million credit facility with GE Commercial Finance. [more..]

San Francisco - Microsoft has released an awaited software update for its Zune music and media player, which addresses issues such as skipping of purchased songs and battery life, and offers faster syncing with a PC. [more..]

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Washington - JibJab, the California-based producer of digital parody cartoons, on Wednesday night released its latest musical satire entitled "What We Call the News" at the Radio and Television Correspondents Dinner in DC. [more..]

San Francisco - Microsoft has launched a preview version of Deepfish, its new mobile Web browser, CNET News.com reported. Unlike most current mobile browsers, which rely on stripped-down versions of normal Web pages created especially for viewing on tiny cell phone screens, Deepfish instead lets users zoom-in on different portions of full-size Web pages. The application is now available in a limited private beta from Microsoft; the company has not announced plans to offer a full version. [more..]

New York - Digital music service eMusic on Thursday announced the addition of three new monthly subscription plans designed for heavy downloaders, which will offer packages of downloads priced at 25 cents per track. eMusic Connoisseur will offer 100 downloads for $24.99 per month; 200 downloads for $49.99 per month; and 300 downloads for $74.99 per month. "At a time when the music industry is shrinking and major record labels are struggling to improve their bottom line with digital sales, eMusic's customers are ready to legally buy even more music," said eMusic president and CEO David Pakman, President and CEO of eMusic. "Our customers have told us that the 90 downloads a month in our highest plan are just not enough."  The company's basic $9.99 service includes 30 downloads per month. [more..]

Berkeley, Calif. - MOG, an online music discovery community that has been in public beta since July 2006, announced on Thursday its official launch as well as the debut of a beta version of MOG TV, a personalized music video channel. Berkeley, Calif.-based MOG features an application that tracks computer and iPod music listening, and delivers music news, recommendations, songs and videos based on a user's listening preferences. Users can create their own profiles on the site, as well as visit pages from artists including Ben Gibbard, Branford Marsalis, Deerhoof and The Hold Steady. [more..]

Dedham, Mass. - Movie exhibitor National Amusements, which counts 1,500 screens in the U.S., U.K., Latin America and Russia, announced on Thursday an agreement with 3D digital cinema provider Real D, to install an additional 20 projection systems in its theaters. After the installations, National Amusements will count a total of 45 Real D-equipped screens. [more..]

Framingham, Mass. - Publisher IDG's events division announced on Thursday that Nintendo of America has signed on as an anchor exhibitor for its new Entertainment for All Expo (E for All), an event designed to give consumers a peek at upcoming video games. The E for All Expo is scheduled for Oct. 18-21 at the Los Angeles Convention Center -- the former home of the game industry's Electronic Entertainment Expo, which was done away with after last year's event in favor of a smaller convention that has invited fewer attendees. [more..]

Foster City, Calif. - Sony Computer Entertainment America on Thursday released a new firmware upgrade (ver. 3.30) for its PSP handheld game system, which offers improved video resolution and six months of free access to Wi-Fi Internet at more than 7,000 T-Mobile HotSpot locations. Once the six-month promotional offer ends, Sony PSP owners will also be given the option to purchase a T-Mobile HotSpot subscription at a special rate. [more..]

Los Angeles - Japanese video game publisher Capcom Interactive announced on Thursday an agreement with mobile network operator Virgin Mobile USA, to act as the sole aggregator and manager of WAP game titles on its network. Titles offered on the Games Lite channel include "Shade," "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" and "Dope Warz." [more..]