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• UK Digital Advertising Spending Jumps in 2012  Wednesday, 10 Apr 2013 | 3:45 AM ET

  

  Dermott Mullan, head of Activation at MEC Global Solutions, tells CNBC that for the first time advertising investment is mapping much more closely on to the way people are consuming digital media.

• 4 Billion Years Down Under  Monday, 8 Apr 2013 | 2:44 PM ET

  

  A new mini-series premieres this week on PBS called "Australia's First 4 Billion Years." Dr. Richard Smith, the host of the show, offers insight.

• No Fairy Tale: Disney Readies to Lay Off Staff Tuesday, 9 Apr 2013 | 2:54 AM ET

  

  Disney will be laying off about 150 people at its film studio by the end of the week, according to sources close to the situation. The layoffs will be particularly focused on home entertainment as the company adjusts to industry-wide declines in DVD sales.

• Nielsen: 5 Million US Homes Without TVs  Monday, 8 Apr 2013 | 2:16 PM ET

  

  According to Nielsen, there are now 5 million zero-TV homes with no cable or satellite service in the U.S. Should the cable providers be worried? With Will Power, Robert W. Baird senior research analyst.

• Why News Corp Is Trying to Outfox a Start-Up Monday, 8 Apr 2013 | 4:27 PM ET

  

  Fox could become a subscription service that customers would have to pay for if the courts are not able to protect its business from the start-up Aereo, News Corp Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey said Monday.

• Latest TV Face-Off  Monday, 8 Apr 2013 | 3:25 PM ET

  

  Aereo has found a way to stream live TV directly to users without paying the broadcast networks, reports CNBC's Julia Boorstin. Meanwhile, News Corp COO Chase Carey says he believes Aereo is pirating his business' broadcast signal.

• Disney lays off about 150 movie studio employees Wednesday, 10 Apr 2013 | 1:49 PM ET

  April 10- Walt Disney Co on Wednesday confirmed the company is laying off employees in its movie studio division, a cost-cutting step after a review of the unit's operations. In a brief statement, Disney said it "made the difficult decision to reduce our staffing levels" in several studio divisions.

• Tech Drama: Michael Arrington Denies Abuse Allegations Monday, 8 Apr 2013 | 11:32 AM ET

  

  Michael Arrington, the founder of TechCrunch, said in a statement Monday that abuse allegations made against him by an ex-girlfriend are "completely untrue."

• Newspapers Find Ways to Beat Falling Ad Revenue Monday, 8 Apr 2013 | 12:01 AM ET

  

  The Newspaper Association of America says newspaper companies have found new ways to make money as the state of the industry changes.

• Disney University: The Power of Free Popcorn Saturday, 6 Apr 2013 | 2:33 PM ET

  

  "Mickey Mouse wants to know if you would like this big, fresh box of popcorn." The power of free popcorn, a lesson from Disney University.

• Former News Corp President Bids for Hulu Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 8:11 PM ET

  Former News Corp President Peter Chernin bid around $500 million for Hulu, the online-video streaming service he helped create in 2007, according to two sources with knowledge of Hulu's sale process.

• The Big Business of 'Mad Men' Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 1:48 PM ET

  

  The highly anticipated sixth season of "Mad Men" returns to AMC Sunday night with a two-hour debut show. Once a big risk for the cable network, the show has since paid off in droves.

• Film Critic Roger Ebert Dies at Age 70 Thursday, 4 Apr 2013 | 4:00 PM ET

  

  Roger Ebert has died of complications of cancer at age 70. He was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times since 1967 and his reviews were syndicated in more than 200 newspapers around the world.

• Three Countries Winning the 'Game of Thrones' Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 1:23 PM ET

  

  Who's winning the "Game of Thrones?" As the Lannister and Stark clans battle it out, these three countries are cashing in.

• Facebook Wants You to go 'Home'  Thursday, 4 Apr 2013 | 2:45 PM ET

  

  Facebook is making a big android announcement today, with CNBC's Julia Boorstin, and Rakesh Agrawal, r·eDesign.

• Netflix Stock Set to ‘Get Crushed’: Wedbush's Pachter Thursday, 4 Apr 2013 | 1:40 PM ET

  

  Netflix is no HBO, and its stock is set to take a beating, Wedbush's Michael Pachter says.

• Carnival's Ongoing PR Nightmare  Thursday, 4 Apr 2013 | 1:28 PM ET

  

  Carnival Cruise touts its fleet as the fun ships, although flawed may be a better way to describe them these days, reports CNBC's Mary Thompson.

• Lessons to be Learned From HBOS Report  Thursday, 4 Apr 2013 | 3:45 AM ET

  

  Patrick Jenkins, banking editor at Financial Times, tells CNBC that the HBOS report will lift the lid on a culture "driven by seeking profit at all costs" which should provide lessons for the future.

• Best Telecom Play Right Now  Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 2:40 PM ET

  

  Forty four years ago today, the very first cell phone call was made. Will Power, Robert W. Baird analyst, explains why he thinks Vodafone is your telecom pick today.

• Heeere's Jimmy! Fallon to Succeed Leno on 'Tonight' Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 1:46 PM ET

  

  It's official. After 22 years, Jay Leno will be leaving NBC's "Tonight Show" next spring, to be replaced by Jimmy Fallon.