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Howard Stern Files Appeal in $300 Million Lawsuit Against Sirius XM

Just two weeks after a New York Supreme Court judge threw out Howard Stern’s $300 million lawsuit against his employers at Sirius XM Radio, the shock jock has filed an appeal and is seeking a trial, reports the New York…

Murdoch Points Finger at News Corp. Employees, Accuses Them of Cover-Up

News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch, testifying in London in a probe into the phone-hacking scandal involving his British tabloids, continued to refuse to take the blame for misdeeds in his company, the U.K.’s Globe and Mail reports. Instead, the media…

Koreans Protest Lady Gaga as ‘Too Homosexual and Pornographic’

As Lady Gaga kicks off her “Born This Way Ball” world tour in Seoul, South Korea, protesters have been rallying outside the concert venue to complain that the 26-year-old singer’s “obscene” music is tainting young people, MSNBC reports. The story…

Series Lows for NBC: Three Shows Hit Rock Bottom

Three NBC series hit historic lows in the Nielsen overnight ratings Thursday night as the network finished in fifth place among the broadcast networks in both total viewers and the key 18-49 demo, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. “The Office,” “Parks & Recreation”…

Star Jones Campaigns Against Reality Shows

One of the former co-hosts of ABC’s "The View," Star Jones, who’s currently guesting on a panel segment for NBC’s "Today" show, has taken to Twitter to launch a campaign against reality TV shows such as "Basketball Wives," "The Real…

NBC Sets Lineup for Olympic Telecasts

NBC has announced the key players who will be working on its upcoming 2012 Summer Olympics in London, TVNewser reports. Not surprisingly, the network named Bob Costas as the anchor for the prime-time coverage — Costas’ 10th Olympics and the…

‘Big Bang Theory’ Actress Honored

One of the stars of the CBS comedy “The Big Bang Theory” has been honored with an award for being a “forward thinker,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. Actress Mayim Bialik, who plays the scientist Amy Farrah Fowler on the…

MTV Promises New Snooki Show Will Explore a ‘Whole New Way to Look at Pregnancy’

MTV’s new spinoff series from "Jersey Shore" will let viewers see "a very different side" of Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and her friend Jennifer "JWoww" Farley, according to MTV President Stephen Friedman, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. "It’s a…

Betty White Booked for Finale of Lifetime’s Bawdy ‘Client List’

90-year-old actress Betty White has been booked for the finale of Lifetime’s "massage parlor"-based drama "The Client List," reports EW.com’s Inside TV. White will appear with star Jennifer Love Hewitt on the June 10 finale, portraying the wife of one…

FCC Orders TV Stations to Post Political Ad Rates Online

In a case that rebuffed a strong lobbying effort by broadcasters, the Federal Communications Commission voted today to require TV stations to post online the ad rates they charge for political spots, the AP reports. The 2-1 vote came despite…