Mobile entertainment company mSpot.com April 15 launched a loyalty program that allows members to rent new release movies at discounted prices on portable devices, including the iPad, iPhone, Android, tablets, connected TVs, PC/Macs and related smartphones.More>>

Zediva.com, a new movie-streaming site, offers the latest films released on DVD, rents them for $1.99 each, and doesn’t suffer from the 28-day windows imposed on the likes of Redbox and Netflix. And it has zero studio support. More>>

Rovi Corp. has launched a new content search and information site, AllRovi.com, providing data for more than 3 million TV programs, 2 million album releases, 27 million music tracks and 500,000 movies.More>>

Vudu, the movie and TV show download service owned by Walmart, March 15 said its app now is included in Sony’s new 2011 Blu-ray Disc players and Blu-ray Disc home theater systems.More>>

More than 23,300 individuals accused of downloading Lionsgate’s The Expendables are being sued in what’s believed to be the single-largest illegal BitTorrent download case ever.More>>

GoDigital Media Group April 14 said it signed a distribution deal with YouTube enabling it to distribute independent movies and TV shows on the Google-owned social media website’s new content channel platform.More>>

The nation’s No. 2 cable TV operator adds seven channels to its iPad app, hours after filing litigation against Viacom Inc. in a burgeoning dispute over carriage rights and the Internet. More>>

On March 22 Screen Media Films will launch a new ad-supported movie service, offering 200 films for free.More>>

After total U.S. video game sales rose in February versus the same month of 2010, they were down in March to $1.53 billion, from $1.58 billion in March 2010, a 4% loss, according to research firm The NPD Group.More>>

Robert Kimball has resigned as CEO of RealNetworks, makers of the Real digital media player and other media software. He took on the CEO role in January.More>>