Senators Push for Investigation of News Corp.

Two senators are asking the Dow Jones & Co. Special Committee, a group of journalism professionals, to probe whether News Corp. senior executives in the U.S. were involved in the company’s growing phone-hacking scandal, reports B&C. The senators are Jay…

Disney Grooming Another Star to Follow in Footsteps of Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato

Disney Channel is making a bet on who its next big star will be, grooming one of its artists to follow in the footsteps of Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato and others, reports Deadline.com. The channel is putting its formidable marketing…

Study Finds One Cable News Network Lagging Far Behind in Coverage of News Corp. Scandal — You May Be Able to Guess Which One

A study by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism finds that one cable news channel is trailing the others in covering the Rupert Murdoch/News Corp. phone-hacking scandal — but it probably won’t come as a surprise to…

Bravo and Ryan Seacrest Partner for Show About Ultra-Rich Persian-Americans

Bravo is readying a new show about a group of super-wealthy Persian-Americans in Southern California tentatively called "Shahs of Sunset," reports B&C. The reality TV program comes from Ryan Seacrest Productions and is described as a docu-series set in the…

The First Indication–from a Current Court Case in London–That Glenn Mulcaire, the Private Investigator Who Hacked into the Phones of Royal Staff Members for The News of The World, Might Have Also Sold His Information To Other Publications

In a current court case in London there was the first indication that Glenn Mulcaire, the private investigator who was jailed in 2007 for hacking into the phones of royal staff members for The News of The World, might have…

‘American Idol’ Creator Files Lawsuit Over ‘X Factor’

The creator and executive producer of Fox’s "American Idol" filed a lawsuit today in Los Angeles Superior Court claiming that Fox and FremantleMedia reneged on a deal that would have given him full executive producer credit — and pay —…

Must-See Video: Craig Ferguson’s Fun Take on the Murdoch Scandal — The Good Stuff Starts About 4 Minutes Into It

What Does Roseanne Barr Have to Do With the Murdoch Hacking Scandal?

Roseanne Barr revealed during a television interview that she has a connection to the phone-hacking scandal in which media mogul Rupert Murdoch currently finds himself embroiled, msnbc.com reports. Appearing on the talk show “Chelsea Lately” to promote her Lifetime reality…