20th century fox

Wal-Mart previewed its "Disc to Digital" service for converting DVDs into an online library on Wednesday. Based on my experience, I'd give it a six out of 10.

Under the renewed agreements with the studios, there's a 28-day window in which new-release DVDs won't be available on Netflix. This echoes a similar deal the online movie rental service struck with Time Warner in January.

The following is a round-up of news likely to affect stock prices today: Novartis (NVS) has raised its stake in eye-care company Alcon (ACL) to 77% by buying Nestlé's majority stake for $28.1 billion, the Swiss drug giant said Monday, and has set its sights on acquiring the rest. Novartis...

In a seemingly Scrooge-like move, Hollywood studios may soon restrict newly released DVDs to sales-only for several weeks before allowing them to be available for rental from places such as Netflix, Blockbuster or your local video store. Keen on reversing the trend of falling DVD sales and...