LOS ANGELES -- Britain's secretary of state on Wednesday ruled that the bid by Rupert Murdoch's media company to control the European satellite TV service Sky must undergo more rigorous regulatory scrutiny.

Karen Bradley, Britain's secretary of state for culture and media, formally referred 21st Century Fox's bid to consolidate the Sky service ...Read more

Fergie asked for some privacy following her split from husband Josh Duhamel, but the duchess is holding court and fielding questions about the breakup.

"Honestly, it was just getting a little weird for us with all the romantic questions," the singer told People on Tuesday.

"We're great friends, we love each other so much, and it just got to ...Read more

Two-time Academy Award winner Sean Penn is the latest movie star to take his acting chops to the small screen.

The "Milk" and "Mystic River" Oscar winner will star in Hulu's upcoming space drama "The First" from "House of Cards" creator Beau Willimon, the streaming service announced Wednesday.

Penn has guested on several TV shows throughout ...Read more

Last month, nearly 10 years after its originally planned release date and long after leaked copies had prompted talk of a lost masterpiece, the genre-straddling musician and producer Van Hunt successfully lobbied his former label, Blue Note, to issue his third full-length, "Popular," to streaming services.

The release, recorded with full ...Read more

In April 1992, Yance Ford's brother, William, then a 24-year-old teacher, was killed by a white 19-year-old mechanic. Although the Long Island police investigated the case, the shooting was deemed justifiable by a grand jury and the shooter never faced any consequences. William was unarmed.

"Everyone's life (in my family) got picked up and put ...Read more

If you're of a certain age and childless, it's entirely possible you haven't the foggiest idea what a "Ninjago" -- of the latest Lego movie -- might be. Apparently it is both a show and a toy, but that's as far as I got into the Wikipedia article. With the wild success of both "The Lego Movie" and "The Lego Batman Movie," released just earlier ...Read more

The top 10 DVD rentals at Redbox kiosks for the week of Sept. 11:

1. Baywatch (2107) -- Paramount

2. Rough Night -- Sony

3. First Kill -- Lionsgate

4. It Comes at Night -- Lionsgate

5. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 -- Disney

6. Snatched -- Fox

7. All Eyez on Me -- Lionsgate

8. The Boss Baby -- Fox

9. Megan Leavey -- Universal

10. ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- The legal battle over the Mel Gibson movie "The Professor and the Madman" has grown messier, with a new complaint filed Tuesday by director Farhad Safinia alleging copyright infringement and defamation against Voltage Pictures, one of the production companies behind the independently financed movie.

Safinia directed and wrote the...Read more

Julie Gonzalo moved to Los Angeles from Miami when she was in her very early 20s to learn about acting. It worked as she has been steadily performing in TV and films since making her feature film debut in the 2002 romantic comedy "I'm With Lucy."

But there's one thing that has become a huge part of the acting profession that the Argentina-born ...Read more

Ratings by the Motion Picture Association of America are: (G) for general audiences; (PG) parental guidance urged because of material possibly unsuitable for children; (PG-13) parents are strongly cautioned to give guidance for attendance of children younger than 13; (R) restricted, younger than 17 admitted only with parent or adult guardian; (...Read more

One new DVD looks at saving the world while another looks at saving lives. Then there's also a classic holiday selection hitting stores.

"Transformer: The Last Knight"; 2.5 stars: You've heard this story time and time again: Humans and Transformers are at war and the humans aren't doing so well. That's because their big gun of Optimus Prime is ...Read more