The U.S. Justice Department is readying subpoenas for preliminary probes into News Corp. over allegations of phone hacking involving the voicemail of Sept. 11 victims and foreign bribery, according to The Wall Street Journal. (Please note that The WSJ is…
James Murdoch was "mistaken" in his testimony given to a parliamentary committee earlier this week, according to two former News Corp. executives who say they told him of evidence in 2008 that suggested hacking at one of the company’s tabloids…
Apple is in early discussions that may lead to an offer for the online streaming service Hulu, reports Bloomberg. Apple has $76.2 billion in cash and securities on its books, and Hulu may fetch about $2 billion in an acquisition, the…
A&E set a network record for total viewers along with a number of demo records Wednesday night with the season premiere of one of its regular series, the network reported. The series is “Storage Wars,” which premiered for its second…
In what would be a tough scenario for cable and satellite television operators, a top forecaster is predicting that a significant number of U.S. homes — 10% — will cut the cord by the end of 2015, as consumers continue…
ABC’s reboot of “Charlie’s Angels” has lost one of its key players, TV Guide reports. Leaving the project is the actor who was set to play the voice of Charlie, Robert Wagner. Best known for starring on the TV series…
A well-known movie exec unleashed a scathing criticism of the film industry, while praising TV — especially what he called "the best show on TV today," CNN reported. Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of DreamWorks Animation, expressed frustration over this year’s crop…
Amazon is turning up the heat in its plan to take on Hulu and Netflix with a deal to stream CBS shows, including "Numb3rs" and "Medium," reports Bloomberg. The non-exclusive agreement will allow members of Amazon’s Prime service to watch…
One of the former stars of “Scrubs” declared he’s not gay after an alleged hacker posted a letter on his website purporting to be a “coming out” statement by the star, Zach Braff, TMZ.com reported. The letter, which appeared on…
Rupert Murdoch and James Murdoch may have been the “guests of honor” at Tuesday’s parliamentary proceedings in the News Corp. phone-hacking scandal, but an unlikely figure emerged as the star of the show, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. The star…