Amazon.com on Thursday announced it is buying Lovefilm, a European home-video distributor that some have called the Netflix of Europe. The deal will give the world’s largest online retailer a stronger foothold in digital-video …
Activision Blizzard has added video-game competitor Electronic Arts to its $400 million countersuit against two former executives of “Call of Duty” creator Infinity Ward, claiming that EA tried to lure the executives away while…
U.S. retailers are planning store expansions and increased initiatives to monitor and serve their customers — with a heavy focus on the Web and social media — as they work to accelerate their growth in 2011.
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Netflix angered customers this week by removing the option to order DVDs via videostreaming consoles and mobile devices. The news that it was eliminating the “Add to DVD Queue” button in order to focus more on streaming videos …
Automakers recalled more vehicles last year than in any of the last six years. And while Toyota Motors accounted for much of the growth, with problems including unintended acceleration and glitchy brakes, many other car manufac…