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• Digital TV Conversion: Are You Ready? Friday, 21 Nov 2008 | 9:15 PM ET

  Starting in February, all televisions will broadcast on digital signals. Here's what you need to do if you're still surfing the analog waves.

• "Twilight" From Summit Takes A Bite Out of Major Studios Friday, 21 Nov 2008 | 4:24 PM ET

  A vampire is about to take the box office by storm and seriously boost the profile of independent studio Summit Entertainment. "Twilight," opening this weekend, is on track to bring in as much as $60 million at the box office this weekend.

• Ratigan's View: Demand "Google for Government" Friday, 21 Nov 2008 | 12:59 PM ET

  

  Has our economy hit rock-bottom or can it get even worse? Where can you put your money to keep it safe? Fast Money's Dylan Ratigan appeared Friday on The View to help answer some of these questions and more.

• Why Henry Waxman's New Post Is Good For Hollywood Thursday, 20 Nov 2008 | 3:38 PM ET

  Waxman will have sway when it comes to issues of intellectual property, broadcast indecency, and even the issue of how cable and telecom companies regulate data transmitted over broadband lines (aka. net neutrality).

• China Seems To Be Unexpected Bright Spot For TV Advertisers Thursday, 20 Nov 2008 | 1:56 PM ET

  China Central Television's auction of its primetime ad time Tuesday yielded nearly $1.4 billion in revenue, 15 percent more than last year. This Chinese version of the American upfront ad sales period attracted global companies like Coca-Cola who have become more committed to the growing economy since the Olympics.

• Netflix CEO Hastings On Digital Distribution And Economy Wednesday, 19 Nov 2008 | 6:20 PM ET

  In the midst of the financial crisis Netflix is busy transforming itself from a DVD-by-mail company to a true online content distribution service.

• Advertisers Want Auto Industry To Stay Afloat Wednesday, 19 Nov 2008 | 3:46 PM ET

  

  When it comes to the auto industry, there are more than just millions of auto-related jobs on the line. Billions of dollars in advertising—arguably the cornerstone of the industry—is at stake.

• Xbox Vs. PlayStation With Netflix Caught In The Middle Wednesday, 19 Nov 2008 | 3:14 PM ET

  

  It's a big day for Netflix with the service going live on Microsoft's Xbox 360 platform. But there's one big thing lacking and you can thank the heated rivalry between Sony and Microsoft for it and I'm getting an earful from some of you.

• Television Networks Finding Ways To Cut Corners Tuesday, 18 Nov 2008 | 1:29 PM ET

  

  I've blogged extensively about how the industry-wide decline in advertising is hitting TV networks. Now we're in November sweeps and the networks are developing scripts for next year and we're starting to see TV networks find ways to cut back.

• GE's Immelt: Still Interested In Media Monday, 17 Nov 2008 | 4:09 PM ET

  

  Immelt's interest in expanding GE's media stake comes as the company may have such an opportunity. Vivendi, which owns 20 percent of NBC Universal is nearing its annual window, which starts November 15, to exercise an option that would force GE to buy back that 20 percent stake.

• Bond Should Take "Quantum" Leap At Box Office Friday, 14 Nov 2008 | 3:57 PM ET

  

  James Bond always manages to race in, driving an Aston Martin, to save the day. This weekend we're sure to see 007 kill the box office. The latest in the Bond franchise, "Quantum of Solace", from Sony and MGM could be bigger than any other Bond film. Despite the global economic downturn it's already a huge hit overseas.

• The Future Of The Sports Fantasy Market Wednesday, 12 Nov 2008 | 11:30 AM ET

  

  With a rising consumer interest in the fantasy sports marketplace (7% over the past five years in the United States and Canada), I wanted to focus on some of the key trends that will serve as discussion points over the next 1-3 years.

• Hulu's Online Video Explosion Tuesday, 11 Nov 2008 | 3:50 PM ET

  Hulu is the seventh largest site when it comes to total video streams, but unlike YouTube, Hulu is focused exclusively on professionally created TV shows and movies and distributing them to consumers with the ease and accessibility of channel surfing on your TV.

• YouTube Posting Full Length MGM Films, TV Shows Monday, 10 Nov 2008 | 12:20 PM ET

  YouTube has been working to define itself not just as a destination for home videos, but also the go-to site for professionally-created TV shows and movies.

• Disney Faces Economic Downturn—But Extending Video Games? Friday, 7 Nov 2008 | 3:19 PM ET

  

  Disney reported its fourth quarter and full year earnings after the bell Thursday, and Wall Street has been trying to sort out the economic impact on the media giant, which so far has performed much better than its peers through the downturn.

• Warren Buffett Plays The Role of Charlie In Today's Obama TEAB Meeting Friday, 7 Nov 2008 | 9:58 AM ET

  Warren Buffett will participate in today's high-profile meeting of President-Elect Barack Obama and his team of economic advisers, "via speakerphone."

• Sharapova Joining Enlyten vs. Gatorade War? Thursday, 6 Nov 2008 | 5:57 PM ET

  It was about a year ago that I covered a brand called Enlyten SportStrips. It's basically Gatorade on one of those strips you put into your mouth. The story got intriguing when the company alleged the NFL pushed them out of a deal with the Buffalo Bills...

• News Corp's Negative Outlook Hammers Stock Thursday, 6 Nov 2008 | 4:05 PM ET

  

  Rupert Murdoch's media empire is doing worse than Wall Street thought, and even worse than Murdoch himself expected

• Baseball's Free Agents: Will Economy Keep Them From Big Bucks? Monday, 3 Nov 2008 | 3:01 PM ET

  

  Over the past couple weeks, I've been on many radio shows and the hosts naturally ask me about the economy and sports. One area that I didn't think I was strong as I could be in was the baseball free agent question.

• Sumner Redstone's Options and Viacom's Earnings Monday, 3 Nov 2008 | 1:05 PM ET

  

  Wall Street will hear Viacom's earnings after the bell, but that's not the only reason Chairman Sumner Redstone is in the spotlight.