Reuters - Batman sequel "The Dark Knight" smashed yet another Hollywood record as it cleared the $400 million domestic box office mark in 18 days, less than half the time it took "Shrek 2" to reach that milestone, Warner Bros. Pictures said on Tuesday.

Reuters - Time Warner Inc said it would split AOL's dial-up Internet and advertising businesses into separate divisions by early 2009, a move that could ease a sale or merger of either business.

Reuters - French movie buffs are illegally downloading at least as many films as they pay to see in cinemas, a study showed on Wednesday.

Reuters - Republican presidential candidate John McCain isn't letting Paris Hilton distract him from his new line of attack -- that Barack Obama is more of a celebrity than a leader.

Reuters - Shares of Marvel Entertainment Inc crashed 14 percent Tuesday after the comic-book publisher's raised 2008 outlook still fell short of market estimates, disappointing investors looking for faster returns from its self-produced movies.

AP - Lil Jon, who was musical limbo after his longtime record label TVT Records went bankrupt earlier this year, has reached an agreement that frees him from his TVT obligations while entering into a new venture with digital entertainment company The Orchard, which is purchasing TVT's assets.

Reuters - Comcast Corp, the largest U.S. cable operator, said on Tuesday it is buying DailyCandy, a women's fashion and lifestyle e-mail newsletter for an undisclosed amount.

Reuters - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp reported a 27 percent increase in its fiscal fourth-quarter net income, but said it faces a "much more difficult economic environment" in its current year that will continue to hurt local television advertising, but not national TV ad sales for now.

Reuters - Google Inc has launched a music search service in China that will give users access to free downloads of licensed songs, while capturing advertising revenue for music providers in a market rife with piracy.

Reuters - U.S. satellite-TV provider Dish Network Corp is weighing another attempt to merge with rival DirecTV Group Inc, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.