Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the famed film studio that is considering selling itself, has sent confidentiality agreements to about 20 interested parties including Time Warner  and News Corp , sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

General Electric and Vivendi are at least $1 billion apart in their valuation of the French group's stake in NBC Universal, the Financial Times said on Thursday.

What follows is a roundup of corporate earnings reports for Wednesday, Nov. 4.

The likely corporate marriage of Comcast and NBC Universal is not likely to do any better than the merger of AOL and Time Warner, says the New York Times.

Peter A. Chernin, the former president of the News Corporation and one of the most prominent media executives not tethered to a major conglomerate, is advising Comcast in its bid to acquire a majority stake in NBC Universal, according to executives briefed on the matter.

Two weeks into a new season, the talk of television is the Leno effect — and whether it is hazardous to NBC’s health.

Like newspaper owners, media moguls are looking for new ways to protect their investment from the ravages of the Internet. And, as with the newspaper industry, the answer remains elusive. What is at stake is perhaps the last remaining pillar of the old media business that has not been severely affected by the Internet: cable television. Aware of how print, music and broadcast television have suffered severe business erosion, the chief executives of the major

Why does the federal government remain in the business of telling cable systems what networks to carry?