Theresa Peters, who departed the William Morris Agency this past week, has joined rival United Talent Agency as a partner and agent in its talent department.

WASHINGTON -- The United States has won two out of its three claims in a landmark case against China's copyright and trademark protection regime, a U.S. trade official said on Thursday, contradicting other trade sources who said China won the bulk of the ruling.

NBC Universal was a rare star performer for conglomerate General Electric, which reported third-quarter earnings Friday in line with an earnings warning.

Not even media and entertainment pioneers like Sumner Redstone are immune from the current credit crisis.

Canada's trade deficit in cultural goods continued to widen last year as imports from the country's two largest trading partners, the U.S. and China, surpassed exports for the fourth year running, Statistics Canada reported Oct. 10.

Wall Street seems to be pricing stocks for a worldwide recession and, unfortunately, it happens to be playing out in October, traditionally the worst month for stocks.

Stock markets around the world slumped further Wednesday, with the U.S. doing better than most countries, as global recession fears took center stage.

WGA leaders warned members Wednesday that working on the Osbourne clan's new comedy-variety show on Fox could put their membership with the guild on shaky ground.

Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity has signed on for another tour at the top-ranked news channel.

Premiere's head of marketing and distribution resigned Wednesday as shares in the German pay TV group continue to plummet.

A federal judge in Northern California has extended a temporary restraining order filed by the MPAA against RealNetworks, halting the distribution of the company's recently launched RealDVD software.

The economy and the overall advertising market may be under pressure, but political ad spending this year is expected to reach a new record, even though it may fall short of original estimates.

News Corp. has spent about $200 million to buy full control of its former mobile entertainment joint venture with VeriSign.

When the AMPTP made what it calls its final offer to SAG on June 30, it came with a caution: The offer would remain on the table unless there's a drastic change in the economy.

The Supreme Court refused Monday to disturb a $74 million judgment against Dish Network for violating a patent held by TiVo involving digital video recorders.

Talks of a strike authorization and Phase One agreements took a back seat on Monday as representatives of SAG, AFTRA and Actors' Equity announced a joint campaign to improve working conditions and visibility for performers with disabilities.

European broadcasting giant RTL appears to be moving closer to a bid for Britain's ITV after media reports that RTL parent Bertelsmann has given the move a green light.

Shares in German pay TV group Premiere fell to an all-time low Monday as evidence the company cooked its books continues to send shockwaves through the industry.

In a possible preview of similar battles to come, TV station group Lin TV pulled the signals of 15 stations in 11 markets off Time Warner Cable systems, affecting about 2.7 million of the cable giant's subscribers.

The president has signed that bailout bill that's supposed to save the economy -- and it included some fat tax credits for the movie and TV industries -- but Wall Street didn't seem to care much.

Apple shares tumbled to a 18-month low Friday before recovering somewhat after a false citizen journalism report claimed that CEO Steve Jobs had been hospitalized with a heart attack.

When SAG's negotiating committee sent the strike-authorization decision back to the guild's national board, some members suggested internal politics were the driving force behind the move.

Dueling lawsuits filed by the MPAA and RealNetworks will be heard in the same courthouse, a Los Angeles federal judge has ruled.

Access in Italy to the Swedish-based file-sharing site Pirate Bay has been unblocked. The site was blocked in August by Italy's Guardia di Finanza (Fiscal Police) in the northern Italian town of Bergamo, following a ruling by a local court.

Premiere's chief financial officer has resigned after a profit warning at Germany's leading pay-TV group.