As Culture Moves Online, France Tries to Follow It With a Tax

A government adviser has suggested that manufacturers pay a 1 percent levy on the price of the devices to finance French movies, music and books.

    

Advertising: Now the TV Heavyweights Have Their Week to Unveil Shows

At the annual upfront week, the largest broadcast networks and cable channels will show off their programming for the 2013-14 season in expensive presentations.

    

The Media Equation: For Media Moguls, Paydays That Outstrip Other Fields

Leaders in other industries may be well paid, but they earn far less than their media counterparts.

    

Media Giants Chase Online Ads With Original Shows

Major media companies, including Condé Nast, Yahoo and Hulu, are promoting online video programming on a large scale, but it is not clear whether advertising dollars will follow.

    

Condé Nast Introduces Web Series for Its Magazines

The company said it hoped to distribute content through partnerships with Yahoo, AOL and Twitter.

    

Advertising: In the World of Content, Web Follows a Trail Left by TV

Internet companies like Hulu, AOL and Yahoo are holding presentations this week about their plans for original programming.

    

Hulu Says Number of Paid Subscribers Has Doubled

The online video site said it now has four million paid subscribers, up from two million last year, even as two of its owners are weighing whether to sell the company.

    

‘Saturday Night Live’ Archives Moving to Yahoo

The Internet company signed a deal for exclusive streaming rights to past episodes of “Saturday Night Live” to gain an edge in a small market for digital video advertising.

    

Campaign Spotlight: There’s No Place Like a New Home, Ads Assert

A new campaign sponsored by a group of home builders touts the myriad benefits to consumers of making their next “new home” one that is completely new.

    

Nick D’Aloisio, 17, Sells Summly App to Yahoo

Nick D’Aloisio, a programming whiz who wasn’t even born when Yahoo was founded in 1994, sold his news-reading app, Summly, to Yahoo.