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Rock, Paper, Scissors to FSN

The USA Rock Paper Scissors League tournament will appear on Fox Sports Network later this year, the Hollywood Reporter says. Poker player Phil Gordon will referee the matches, which appeared on ESPN2 last year and A&E the year before.

Disney Wants ‘Rock’ to Follow ‘Musical’

Walt Disney Co. is looking to duplicate the success of its “High School Musical” franchise with “Camp Rock,” which premieres June 20, the Associated Press reports. The film stars Demi Lovato, who was featured in Disney’s mini-show “As The Bell…

Tori Spelling Gives Birth to Second Child

Tori Spelling, who stars with her husband Dean McDermott in a reality series on Oxygen, on Monday gave birth to her second child, the Associated Press reports. The former Beverly Hills 90210 star named her new daughter Stella Doreen McDermott….

Nicole Richie Pitches Reality Show

Nicole Richie is pitching a reality show featuring girls competing for the prize of getting their own reality show, Entertainment Weekly reports. Ms. Richie gained fame as Paris Hilton’s sidekick in Fox’s “The Simple Life.” —Danny King

Fox News Brings On Radio’s Ingraham

Fox News Channel will bring on conservative radio host Laura Ingraham as part of a group of personalities for the 5 p.m. hour, the New York Times reports. Fox News has lost ratings ground to CNN and MSNBC during that…

Fuse Rocks the Garden With the Cure

Fuse, a music television network from Cablevision’s Madison Square Garden division, will reprise its live concert series, “Fuse Rocks the Garden.” The series, commercial-free and shot in high definition, will feature a performance by the Cure, part of the band’s…

CBS Sports Adds Action Sports Programming

Event producer ASA Entertainment is teaming up with CBS Sports to broadcast weekend sports entertainment this fall. ASA produces several hundred events and television programs that cover skateboarding, freestyle BMX, inline skating and freestyle motocross, among other sports. Beginning in…

‘Food Detectives’ Enlists ‘Queer’ Guy

“Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” culinary expert Ted Allen will host his own show for Food Network called “Food Detectives,” Zap2it reports. The program, premiering July 29, will conduct experiments surrounding food myths with the help of culinary techs…

TWC Beefs Up Hispanic Lineup

Time Warner Cable will add WAPA America shows, originating in Puerto Rico, to its Hispanic lineup, Media Daily News reports. The cable provider will have access to WAPA-TV’s sports and entertainment lineup, games of the Puerto Rican Professional Basketball League,…

Liberty to Merge Content Group, DirecTV Stake?

DirecTV Chief Financial Officer Pat Doyle said Liberty Media may spin off entertainment group Liberty Entertainment and merge it with its stake in DirecTV, Multichannel News reports. Before such a move could take place, Liberty needs to figure out some…