Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday unveiled a new version of its Windows XP Media Center, along with an array of new devices and services aimed at capturing consumer spending on movies, pictures and music.

The union for Hollywood screenwriters, without a contract for five months, struck a deal late Tuesday for a new three-year agreement with studios and producers, just a few weeks after the directors' union did the same.

Here is a look back at some of the highlights, lowlights and sidelights of the 94th annual meeting of the Association of National Advertisers, which more than 700 people attended last Thursday through Sunday in Naples, Fla.

The Federal Trade Commission has denied a Freedom of Information Act request by DM News for the names of all entities that have accessed the national no-call registry since its inception. DM News will file an administrative appeal of the decision.

The Fox network, stuck in the ratings dugout since the summer, finally hit a grand slam with its telecast of the American League baseball championship series, according to data issued on Wednesday.

With technology that targets TV ads by neighborhood and even household, Seth Haberman is rescuing the 30-second spot from certain oblivion.

The Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday that it would fine 169 Fox television stations $7,000 each, or a total of $1.18 million, for violating indecency rules when it showed a particularly graphic episode of the show "Married by America'' last spring.

The race for the White House has come down to what happens in 10 states, according to a new report that analyzes where the campaigns are running the most TV commercials.

Young people tend to watch a lot of MTV. Political activists tend to spend a lot of time trying to connect with young people. It would seem only natural that buying ads on MTV and its sister channels would be a great way to reach young people with a political message.

Craigslist and eBay are now cutting into newspaper classified advertising, according to a new report released today by Classified Intelligence, which surveyed 36 newspapers throughout the United States.