Studios Discuss Premium Cable Movie Service

Studios including Sony Pictures (SNE), Walt Disney Co. (DIS) and Warner Bros. (TWX) are in talks with cable companies about offering movies soon after their theater release for as much as $30 per showing.

The companies are in …

At the Tokyo Game Show, Motion Controllers Take the Stage

The Nintendo Wii’s dominance over motion-control gaming eroded further this weekend as Microsoft and Sony highlighted their own new controllers at Japan’s largest video-game industry event. Plus, Sony updated PS3 to play 3-D B…

Japan Intervenes to Push Yen Lower; Nikkei Rallies

Japan finally intervened in foreign exchange markets for the first time since 2004 to stop the relentlessly rising yen, pushing it sharply lower. As a result, Japanese stocks surged over 2%, led by exporters.

Following Tuesday’s win of Prime Minister …