Los Angeles - Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) has added DRM-free songs to Wal-Mart's online music store, which dropped songs from Warner as well as Sony BMG and Universal Music when it decided to offer only MP3s, Hypebot reports. Wal-Mart's MP3 store now offers Warner Music MP3s alongside tracks from EMI and independent labels.

Washington - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has levied a total of $6 million in fines against many of the top electronics retailers in the U.S., for violating rules on labeling analog televisions they sell to inform consumers the devices will not be able to receive digital signals after the switch to digital broadcasting next February. The FCC levied fines against retailers including Sears ($1.1 million), Wal-Mart ($992,000), Circuit City ($712,000), Target ($296,000) and Best Buy ($280,000).

Los Angeles - Following the switch to MP3 format at retail giant Wal-Mart's digital music store, songs from artists on major labels Sony (NYSE: SNE) BMG and Warner Music (NYSE: WMG) have disappeared from the site, Digital Music News reported. Wal-Mart announced last August that it would migrate from Windows Media Audio to the unprotected MP3 format, saying at the time that EMI and Universal Music were on board.

Cupertino, Calif. - Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iTunes Store has surpassed Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) to become the No. 1 music retailer in the U.S., according to new figures from market research firm NPD Group. iTunes surpassed the retail giant based on the amount of music sold during January and February.

Cupertino, Calif. - Apple (NASD: AAPL) announced on Tuesday that its iTunes Store is now the second-largest music retailer in the U.S. behind Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), having leapfrogged retail chain Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) in the latest figures from market research firm NPD Group. The company pulled ahead of then third-place U.S. music retailer Amazon.com (NASD: AMZN) last June, according to NPD's rankings.

Little Rock, Arkansas – Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has shuttered its online movie download service, the AP reports. The company launched the service in February with 3,000 titles, but customers could not watch them on an Apple Inc. device.

New York - The former drummer of legendary punk band the Ramones has filed suit against his music publisher, as well as online retailers iTunes, Wal-Mart and RealNetworks, over the alleged unauthorized distribution of six Ramones songs he wrote between 1983 and 1987, Billboard reported.

Brisbane, Calif. - Retail giant Wal-Mart on Tuesday announced the launch of DRM-free MP3 song and album downloads from its online store, initially featuring hundreds of thousands of tracks from Universal Music and EMI Music.

Bentonville, Ark. - Retail giant Wal-Mart announced on Monday that it will provide a free MP3 download of the Eagles' new single, "How Long," to fans who pre-order the band's forthcoming first new studio album in 28 years from its website. The "Long Road Out of Eden" CD and digital album will be sold in the U.S. exclusively at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club, for $10.88 and $11.88, respectively.

New York - Apple's iTunes Store has become the third-largest overall retailer of music in the U.S., behind Wal-Mart and Best Buy, according to a report from market research firm NPD Group.

Cambridge, Mass. - The market for paid video downloads is dead on arrival, with revenues expected to peak this year at $279 million before advertising-supported models come to dominate the space, according to a report from market research firm Forrester Research.

Beijing - Consumer electronics firm Pioneer has introduced a new $299 Blu-ray Disc PC drive in China, and plans to expand the device into other markets, DigiTimes reported. So far, Pioneer has said the $299 price point will only apply to the Pioneer BDC-S02 drive for PCs. Toshiba recently introduced a standalone player for its rival HD DVD format that will sell for $299; Wal-Mart has placed an order for two million of the devices.

Columbia, Md. - HD Radio, a technology invented by iBiquity Digital that lets broadcasters transmit a digital signal alongside their analog signals, got a major boost on Monday when retail giant Wal-Mart said that it will begin selling HD digital radio receivers in nearly 2,000 of its stores in 85 markets.

Carmel, Calif. - Internet video is expected to generate $5.8 billion by 2011, with ad-supported streaming to PCs and TVs accounting for $1.7 billion, while consumer spending on movie and TV downloads will top $4.1 billion -- up from $111 million last year -- according to a new report from Adams Media Research (AMR).

Bentonville, Ark. - Retail giant Wal-Mart on Tuesday announced the launch of a beta version of its new video download service, which initially will offer more than 3,000 movies and TV shows for purchase and download from its website.

Boston - Online sales of TV shows, movies and other pre-recorded video programming are expected to grow from $298 million this year to reach $1.5 billion in 2007, according to a report from market research firm Strategy Analytics.