One of the stars of the "Lord of the Rings" film series is joining a drama project that’s in the works at FX. Deadline.com reports that Sean Astin, who plays Samwise Gamgee in the "Rings" movies, has been cast in…
News Corp. owner Rupert Murdoch will appear before a committee of the British Parliament to discuss comments he made on a tape about a police probe into journalists’ phone hacking and payments to public officials, reports the Los Angeles Times….
“A federal judge on Wednesday found that Apple violated antitrust law in helping raise the retail price of e-books, saying the company ‘played a central role in facilitating and executing’ a conspiracy with five big publishers," reports The New York…
One bidder has been eliminated from the competition to buy Hulu after making a lower bid than the other would-be buyers, reports the New York Post. That bidder is Guggenheim Digital Media and private-equity partner KKR, the story says. The…
Former cable host Eliot Spitzer, who is hoping to revive his political career after resigning as New York governor amid a prostitution scandal, was close to tears in an appearance on MSNBC’s "Morning Joe," reports Politico. Spitzer, who hosted shows…
NBC Broadcasting today announced plans for a new syndicated daytime talk show, to be hosted by a fixture of daytime television. "The Meredith Vieira Show" is being readied for a fall 2014 premiere, with the focus on the longtime "Today,"…
Lifetime is getting down to the naked truth as it approaches the upcoming 12th season of "Project Runway," set to debut starting July 18. And that’s "naked" as in, well, naked, if the just-released key art promoting the new season…
Global media agency Mindshare, part of GroupM, is making a change in the leadership of its North American operation. The company named Colin Kinsella as CEO for North America, effective July 15. Making the announcement was Mindshare Global CEO Nick…
Discovery Channel today announced plans for a new miniseries. The channel greenlighted development of a scripted project with the working title "Untitled William Wallace and Robert The Bruce Project." The production is based on historical books by Nigel Tranter. "This…
Monday’s overnight ratings weren’t horrible for the broadcast networks — at least not by recent standards — but the numbers didn’t give anyone much to cheer about, either. Based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo, ABC and CBS…