Company: CBS Corp

(Reuters) - A legal battle erupted between DISH Network and some of the major broadcast networks Thursday as the two sides traded lawsuits over the satellite distribution company's "Hopper" DVR, which threatens to bring down the television business model by allowing viewers to skip over commercials entirely.

(Reuters) - A legal battle erupted between DISH Network and some of the major broadcast networks Thursday as the two sides traded lawsuits over the satellite distribution company's "Hopper" DVR, which threatens to bring down the television business model by allowing viewers to skip over commercials entirely.

(Reuters) - Apple Inc is rejecting charges that it conspired to fix prices of electronic books, calling the U.S. government's antitrust lawsuit a "fundamentally flawed" endeavor that could discourage competition and harm consumers.

(Reuters) - Apple Inc <AAPL.O> is rejecting charges that it conspired to fix prices of electronic books, calling the U.S. government's antitrust lawsuit a "fundamentally flawed" endeavor that could discourage competition and harm consumers.

(Reuters) - Apple Inc <AAPL.O> is rejecting charges that it conspired to fix prices of electronic books, calling the U.S. government's antitrust lawsuit a "fundamentally flawed" endeavor that could discourage competition and harm consumers.

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for May 14-20. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.

Howard Stern isn't the King of Prime-Time TV. At least not yet.

Here are highlights of recent quarterly earnings reports from selected Internet and media companies and what they say about the state of spending on advertising:

For General Motors, the price isn't right when it comes to an ad during next year's Super Bowl.

(Reuters) - General Motors Co will not advertise in next year's Super Bowl because it is too expensive, the top marketing executive for the U.S. automaker said three days after the company said it was dropping paid ads on Facebook Inc.

(Reuters) - General Motors Co will not advertise in next year's Super Bowl because it is too expensive, the top marketing executive for the U.S. automaker said three days after the company said it was dropping paid ads on Facebook.

(Reuters) - The big winner of this year's upfront TV advertising sales season was an old favorite: the sitcom.

(Reuters) - The big winner of this year's upfront TV advertising sales season was an old favorite: the sitcom.

(Reuters) - The big winner of this year's upfront TV advertising sales season was an old favorite: the sitcom.

As with past technological threats, network executives are closing ranks against a Dish Network device that undermines the broadcast business model. The New York Times reports.