There's more media content and entertainment everywhere for consumers. Shouldn't the price be dropping? One report says it's the exact opposite -- that theatrical movie prices, book prices for Kindle, pay areas for newspaper Web sites, and new Internet video subscriptions -- like the one coming from Hulu -- all mean media prices are rising.

It's now one of the oldest arguments in television: "American Idol": is it about the competitors -- or the judges? With the hiring of two brand-name musical artists as judges -- J. Lo and Steven Tyler -- the show looks to kick-start itself to a higher glamour level as the biggest TV show on network television.