Hasta La Creative!

The company is said to seek $100 million in cuts after criticism from the activist investor Daniel S. Loeb, whose hedge fund owns 7 percent of Sony.

The company plans to introduce the subscription service by the end of the year, perhaps as early as next month, according to people briefed on YouTube’s plans.

New shopping services will allow consumers to instantly buy items they see on television, in magazines and even in their refrigerators.

Intel’s goal of introducing its OnCue service by the end of the year has been scrapped, and Sony, like Intel, has yet to announce deals to carry any channels.

Vince Gilligan wrote the new series, a police drama, for CBS 10 years ago, and it will begin next fall.

Clear Channel will pay royalties for the first time to performers and a record label when songs are played on its radio stations. In return for the record label, Warner Music, will discount the high cost to stream music online.

The series would be a prequel to “Breaking Bad” and follow the morally compromised lawyer Saul Goodman, played by Bob Odenkirk.

The German media giant will buy most of the publishing assets of Primary Wave, and they will form a joint venture to release and market new recordings.

Emerging competitors, decreasing cable subscriptions and rising political opposition to bundled channels have created a precarious environment for ESPN, which is fighting back.

The agreement is believed to be the first of its kind between a major programmer and any of the technology giants that are trying to disrupt traditional modes of TV delivery.