Hasta La Creative!

The streaming-video Web site had been seeking bids for months. The owners — 21st Century Fox, the Walt Disney Company and NBCUniversal — instead decided not to sell.

All six major film studios have approved a special “producer’s mark” to distinguish those who have actually done substantive producing work from those who haven’t.

As companies like Tribune and Gannett buy up local television stations, the goal is not transformation, but leverage, using size to cut better deals with distributors and suppliers.

The big-budget film failed to hold its own against the animated feature “Despicable Me 2.” By the end of the weekend, according to estimates, “Lone Ranger” will take in less $50 million.

The video game system is a useful tool for reaching young men, who can elude advertisers. Sony estimates advance sales will reach about $10 million.

After episodes of mass shootings, Hollywood has offered to alert parents to the presence of violence in films. But the guns, on blazing display in this summer’s movie fare, are staying.

The president, Jeff Robinov, has faced questions about the direction of the Warner Brothers Pictures Group.

DreamWorks Animation will supply Netflix with a flood of new episodic TV programs inspired by characters from past DreamWorks franchises, which include “Shrek” and “The Croods.”

As stratification becomes more pronounced in all corners of America, theme parks have adopted a tiered model, with special access and perks for those willing to pay.

Assorted queries about advertising, the media and popular culture.