HLN's next step, post-trial

Jul 7, 2011
CNN's HLN channel got big ratings while covering the Casey Anthony trial, but now that the case is over, it could lose viewers as well as advertisers.

Netflix adds 43 countries

Jul 5, 2011
The company is expanding to Latin American and the Caribbean. Are they ready?

The sweet sound of success

Jul 4, 2011
Many music festivals and concert promoters are seeing attendance increase after a run of slumping ticket sales.

Double the price of that Powerball

Jun 30, 2011
In January, the price of a Powerball lottery ticket doubles from $1 to $2. Lottery officials expect higher jackpots and ticket sales.

How the movie business has changed, for better and worse

Jun 17, 2011
<em>Variety</em>'s editorial director Peter Bart talks about the major differences in Hollywood and the film industry since he was an executive at Paramount Pictures in the 1960s and 1970s.

Cable companies fear more than the Internet

Jun 16, 2011
The growing popularity of Internet streaming has already impacted the cable industry. But now, cable executives have a new concern on the horizon: Can customers afford the "luxury" cost of cable?

E3: Videogames are the new blockbusters

Jun 8, 2011
In 2010, video game sales for console systems, smartphones and social networks outpaced sales in the movie business. Steve Henn reports from the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles.

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Sony's descent into the abyss

Jun 3, 2011
Sony's become the tool of hackers all over the world. And you might be wondering why this is happening now? A lot of techies blame it on Sony's ...

What's so different about this year's summer blockbusters?

May 30, 2011
Claude Brodesser-Akner, editor for Vulture, discusses where the stars are in this year's movie sequels, and how studios are starting to change the way stars are compensated.

Senate mulls bill to thwart Internet movie piracy

May 30, 2011
The proposed bill would let U.S. courts force U.S. Internet companies to shut off access to foreign websites that allow the downloading of pirated movies