With a duopoly in satellite radio getting regulatory approval, Wall Street is pondering if the next development will be a satellite-TV duopoly of Dish Network and DirecTV. Sanford C. Bernstein analyst Craig Moffett doesn't think so. "A DTV/DISH merger is not any more feasible in Washington than before, because the regulatory issues ... are entirely different" from satellite radio, he says. Moffett says XM-Sirius is perceived to be part of a large market that includes terrestrial radio and portable music devices. It's also highly competitive. But satellite TV is a monopoly in rural America, where fixed-wire cable service …

The Copley Press announced Thursday that it's putting The San Diego Union-Tribune up for sale. "The last couple of years have been a difficult period for the newspaper industry, especially those in a real estate-dependent market like San Diego," says Copley executive Harold W. Fuson Jr. "The uncertainties pose too great a risk to sit still." Copley has retained New York-based investment firm Evercore Partners to "explore strategic options, including a potential sale." Copley sold its other properties in California and the Midwest in 2006 and 2007.

Although syndicated celebrity shows thrive on famous 20somethings like Britney Spears and Paris Hilton, they don't attract viewers of the same age. Almost all the shows have median ages of 50 -- and that median is getting older at a rate faster than TV in general, per Nielsen. In the last few years, gossip shows have aged about three to four years, while shows such as "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy" have aged a year or less in the same period. Younger viewers are keeping track of celebrity gossip on TMZ.com, Perez Hilton and elsewhere on …

A bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate Thursday to go after copyright violators prompted industry players, such as the MPAA and NBC Universal, to immediately voice their support. MPAA chairman Dan Glickman said the measure would help "strengthen our economy and generate more American jobs." U.S. copyright industries account for more than 11% of the nation's gross domestic product, he noted. A key provision in the bill is the establishment of an intellectual property enforcement coordinator, who would report directly to the president. Enforcement would be left to the FBI, which would form a task force …

NBC and Fox News Channel sued video-sharing service Redlasso for copyright infringement on Wednesday. They accuse the Web site of showing programs like "The Tonight Show" without permission. The lawsuit comes two months after the TV networks wrote to the privately held site asking it to stop running unauthorized clips and programs. The lawsuit charges, "Redlasso did not stop reproducing or publicly displaying the network's content." The nets are seeking a court injunction and monetary damages.

World Wrestling Entertainment plans to produce its three weekly TV series in a way that lands them a PG rating. WWE says it will focus more on its over-the-top characters and storylines, rather than the attention-grabbing stunts that sometimes have been considered too outrageous in the past. Its film division, WWE Studios, will also steer away from R-rated content. The moves are part of the company's new effort to appeal to younger audiences and families. WWE recently launched a kids magazine and a youth-oriented Web site with original content. "It's the continuing evolution of the company to …

Britain's Guardian News & Media has appointed Caroline Little, former chief of The Washington Post digital wing, as its special advisor for expansion in the United States. She will also assist the publisher of PaidContent.org, which was acquired by GNM earlier this month. "We are in the early stages of building our digital presence in the U.S., and we can now draw on an experienced operator," says GNM head Tim Brooks. Little oversaw the news sites washingtonpost.com and newsweek.com, as well as the online magazine slate.com, and the African-American-oriented Web site, theroot.com. Her hiring is the latest …

LinkedIn members reading an article in the business or technology sections of NYTimes.com will now see a box featuring five Times newspaper stories selected for them based on their LinkedIn profile. They will also see ads based on that profile. Business and technology were considered the optimal sections in which to use the targeted-news and ad feature because members of the LinkedIn social network are mostly professionals. Denise Warren, NYT ad executive, calls it "a groundbreaking relationship...that both companies decided to try in a limited way at first." She says the paper has no immediate plans to …