54th annual Grammy Nominees: Kanye, Adele, Bruno Mars, Beyonce, Katy Perry

Jennifer Aniston is heading to work.our editor recommends'Mirror Mirror': Jennifer Aniston, Lily Collins Enchant in Relativity's Snow Whitened Project'Mirror Mirror' Trailer Featuring Jennifer Aniston, Lily Collins Debuts Tries Comedy Twist'Mirror Mirror' Trailer Draws Critique Round the Internet The actress is mounted on produce and star in Second Act, a brand new Regency place of work comedy project in development. Roberts will produce via her Red-colored Om Films label, together with her former agent and creating partner Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas. Trudie Straightener and Celine Rattray as well as their Maven Pictures label are participating as producers too. PHOTOS: Jennifer Aniston, Lily Collins Enchant in Relativity's 'Mirror Mirror': The project, which doesn't have a author or director aboard, focuses on a lady who may never have labored and it is instructed to have a job. Roberts has become a little more active being an actress. She co-toplined Ray Crowne with Tom Hanks earlier this summer time and then stars because the Evil Full in Relativity's Snow Whitened movie, Mirror Mirror, looking for release in March. Since Arnon Milchan required the reins of Regency and hired Boss Kaira Weston, the organization continues to be on the go, boarding the objective Wahlberg project Damaged City and snagging the privileges to Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock. The organization is also funding a brand new Alejando Gonzalez Inarritu movie, The Revenant. Carla Hacken was lately triggered board as New Regency's leader of production. Roberts is repped by CAA. Email: Borys.Package@thr.com Twitter: @Borys_Package PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery 'Mirror Mirror': Jennifer Aniston, Lily Collins Enchant in Relativity's Snow Whitened Project Related Subjects Jennifer Aniston New Regency Productions

Kourtney Kardashian Pregnant With Second Child

First Launched: November 30, 2011 11:00 AM EST Credit: Getty Premium La, Calif. -- Caption Kourtney Kardashian sometimes seems round the number of NBCs Today show in NY City on October 6, 2011 The Kardashian clan in growing! Kourtney Kardashian, the earliest in the reality brothers and sisters, is pregnant along with her second child, according to E! News and Us Weekly. Scott which i are very excited to announce that individuals expect our second child and so are thrilled being growing the love inside our family, the 32year-old mother told E! News in the statement on Wednesday. Kourtney needed conceiving a child roughly 5 days ago, according to Us Weekly, and awoke longtime love Scott Disick around 7 AM to discuss the exciting news. Now Im nine days along, Kourtney told the mag. Youre made to wait 12 days to see people, however feel confident. While Mason the couples nearly 2-year-old boy came as a bit of the surprise for the number of five years, Scott states their impending arrival wasnt completely unplanned. All of this wasnt like we werent trying, he told the mag. We kind of just mentioned, Whether it will probably be, itll be. A repetition for Kourtney wasn't immediately designed for discuss being pregnant news when contacted by Access Hollywood on Wednesday. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Cheers & Jeers: CBS Bungles the Robert Wagner Case

Robert Wagner Jeers to CBS for going full-steam-ahead with an NCIS episode that felt unintentionally - and uncomfortably - ripped from the headlines. Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine. Robert Wagner reprised his recurring role as Anthony DiNozzo, Sr., the devil-may-care dad who often needs his son, Tony (Michael Weatherly), to help get him out of scrapes. And the one in "Sins of the Father" was a doozy: The patriarch woke up drunk behind the wheel of a car with a dead sailor in the trunk-a guy he'd threatened to kill over a land deal gone bad. In light of the new allegations that Wagner may have played a role in the death of his wife Natalie Wood after an alcohol-fueled argument on board a boat 30 years ago, it was impossible to ignore lines like, "I had a few drinks last night - maybe a few too many. That's all I'm guilty of," and "Do you think it's possible I killed him? I could always hold my liquor." Of course, Tony Sr. was ultimately found innocent, and police are saying Wagner is not suspected of murdering Wood. But could it really have hurt CBS to delay the episode for a few weeks - even if it meant not airing it during November sweeps - out of respect for the families involved? Do you think CBS should've postponed last night's NCIS? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

Quick wins large at American Music Honours

Taylor Quick was the surprise large champion in the 2011 American Music Honours on Sunday evening, winning the 3 honours that she was nominated.The Pennsylvanian country thrush required home honors for artist of the season, country album ("Speak Now") and female country artist, winning the second for that 4th consecutive time. 2011 album-sales champion Adele also required three honours, for favorite pop/rock album, adult contemporary artist and female pop/rock artist, getting enter into the kudocast because the top nominee with four. Recuperating from recent throat surgery, the Brit belter didn't have in the ceremony."Orchestrated by Dick Clark Productions, the hostless, performance-driven AMAs happened in the Nokia Theater on the wet evening in La, broadcast survive ABC. The nominations were based on a mix of airplay, sales, video sights and social networking activity, while final honours were totalled via online voting.Last year's breakout Nicki Minaj was another repeat champion, taking home sharp statuettes for favorite stylish-hop artist, in addition to favorite stylish-hop album for 2010's "Pink Friday." Maroon 5 recognized the favourite pop/rock group award, and Bruno Mars won favorite male pop/rock artist. Blake Shelton won a mans country artist award, while Lady Antebellum acquired the nation duo or group award. Jennifer Lopez won within the Latin music artist category.Tennessee pop-rockers Hot Chelle Rae won the brand new artist award. Rihanna's "Noisy" required soul/R&B album honors, while Usher and Beyonce stated the rest of the two honours within the category. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' Exclusive Clips: Spying Is Sexy Again!

You know what movie profession is in need of serious comeback? The spy. Not the "all flash and explosions of James Bond" spy, but the "shadowy guy on the street corner" spy. It's been too long since we've celebrated the clandestine charm of old-fashioned intelligence agents. It's time we bring them back. Thankfully, we're in luck. "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" is just the movie to do it. The film, which touts an all-British cast of ridiculously high caliber led by Gary Oldman, doesn't hit theaters until December 9, but we have three exclusive clips from the movie. In the film, Oldman plays George Smiley, the iconic hero of the John le Carré novel the film is based on. Smiley has been tasked with the dangerous mission of sniffing out a mole in British intelligence. Oldman's cast mates make up a who's who of British acting royalty including Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Toby Jones, Benedict Cumberbatch and Ciarán Hinds. What do you think of the clips? Let us know in the comments below and on Twitter!

Bella Swan, Real Girl?

“The Twilight series challenges what I would call the ‘Buffy Summers Maxim’: that teen heroines be physically empowered, oftentimes at the expense of emotional clarity. Bella Swan diverges from many of our more recent teenaged female heroines. The ones who appear in films — the feisty Olive from Easy A, the quirky ironist Juno MacGuff — often seem to be written by thirtysomethings seemingly desperate to revisit high school to work some alchemical magic: turning the abjection of it all into a badge of indie cred. But even the more complicated female heroines of recent young adult fiction — Katniss Everdeen of The Hunger Games or Katsa of Graceling — embody a suspiciously pleasing, ‘empowered’ form of female adolescence.” [The Hairpin]

Hot Trailer: Relativitys Mirror Mirror

A week ago we've got a peek at Universal’s Snow Whitened And Also The Huntsman directed by Rupert Sanders. The very first trailer for Tarsem Singh’s undertake the story book showed up today. Relativity’s Mirror Mirror will reach theaters March 16 in front of Universal’s version looking for June 1.

CAS to honor vet helmer

Marshall The Cinema Audio Society is honoring director Rob Marshall with its filmmaker award at the CAS Awards on Feb. 18 at the Millennium-Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles.Marshall's work spans Broadway, TV and feature films, including Oscar best-pic winner "Chicago" and, most recently, "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides."Marshall is also an Academy Award, Tony and Golden Globe nominee, and an Emmy winner for TV movie "Annie" and special "Tony Bennett: An American Classic."Re-recording mixer Scott Millan, Marshall's "Nine" colleague, will receive the CAS career achievement honor. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Exclusive First Look: American Horror Story's Infantata Rises

Lily Rabe What exactly happened to Nora's baby after it was kidnapped, killed, dismembered and, um, sewn back together by her husband? Did Dr. Charles (Matt Ross) successfully breathe life back into little Thaddeus Montgomery? FX renews American Horror Story for Season 2 In this exclusive sneak peek of Wednesday's new episode of American Horror Story, a devastated-but-ever-irritable Nora (Lily Rabe) complains about having to wear an old dress to her baby's funeral. Or will she? Will there be a funeral at all? Her husband has some hopeful - and horrific - news! American Horror Story: The cast answers Halloween night's burning questions Watch him deliver it now: It sure seems like Nora's frankenbaby is the mysterious Infantata, first seen disposing of a pair of destructive red-headed twins in 1978 and later terrorizing Violet's bully (which Evan Peters told us was at the request of Tate). The question is, how did Charles put him back together again? Whose heart does he have? And what kind of teeth is he sporting these days... All will be revealed in this week's episode of American Horror Story, titled "Open House," airing Wednesday at 10/9c on FX.

Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg Support Wendy Greuel For L.A. Mayor

When it comes to local Los Angeles politics, most of high-level Hollywood traditionally takes a hands-off position, but the old school tie still counts-even in the entertainment industry. PHOTOS: Box Office Politics: The Movies and Stars Dems Vs. GOP-ers Love (and Love to Hate) Monday, City Controller and 2012 mayoral hopeful Wendy Greuel, a onetime DreamWorks SKG executive, made public a letter announcing that her campaign has secured the endorsement-and fund-raising support-of her former employers, Democratic heavyweights Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, David Geffen. The DreamWorks troika notes in the letter-a copy of which was provided to The Hollywood Reporter-that Greuel "would bring to the job the same level of energy, insight and determination " she showed while working as an executive at DreamWorks SKG from 1997 to 2002. PHOTOS: 10 Hollywood Players That Will Make a Difference in the 2012 Elections According to the letter: "If elected, Wendy would be the first woman to serve as Mayor of Los Angeles. . .While on the Los Angeles City Council, she received high marks for simplifying the City's Business Tax Code, preserving the environment and open spaces, and was actually dubbed the 'Pothole Queen' for her tireless efforts on behalf of her constituents to fix our streets. . .As City Controller, Wendy has fought to fix our City's long-term financial issues and is working to make agencies like the DWP more efficient and accountable to the public." Perhaps most significant, Spielberg, Katzenberg and Geffen invite others to join them "in supporting her campaign with the maximum (legally) allowable contribution of $1,000 per person." Hollywood's deep pocket donors have long been a sort of Holy Grail for LA's local politicians, though that money usually has remained tantalizingly out of reach, as the industry focuses its giving on national candidates and issues. If Greuel can use her DreamWorks connection to break through that indifference, it will be a considerable boost for her candidacy. Related Topics Jeffrey Katzenberg Steven Spielberg David Geffen Politics

'A 1000 Words' Trailer: Eddie Murphy Comeback Formally Over?

.publish-content img We will not request once the funny Eddie Murphy returned. We're not really likely to indicate that whole Oscars situation. We won't even discuss the fact the comedian's new movie, 'Tower Heist,' deflated laminator tl901 office the 2009 weekend. All we will probably need to have to say is this: The initial trailer for 'A 1000 Words,' Eddie Murphy's next film, will be here, and this is just what it comes down lower to: Murphy's character loves to lie. Sadly, his lounging can get him into trouble, and Murphy soon finds out he has only 1,000 words left to speak before he dies. Hijinks ensue: He can't argue along with his wife! He can't order coffee at Local coffee shop! He dislike up for themselves in operation conferences! Sigh. We're also unlikely to go over the fact this film type of resembles 'Liar Liar' which the thought of Eddie's character writing things lower to talk in this particular, doesn't exist. If you want to determine 'A 1000 Words,' it opens on March 23, 2012. [via Collider] [Photo: WireImage for Dark And Lovely] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Report: Howard Stern In Talks To Join Americas Got Talent Judging Panel

First Published: November 10, 2011 7:02 PM EST Credit: Caption Will Howard Stern replace Piers Morgan on Americas Got Talent? NY, N.Y. -- Could Americas most famous radio DJ be in line to replace outgoing judge Piers Morgan on Americas Got Talent? Sources told The Wall Street Journal that shock jock Howard Stern is in talks with NBC to join the panel, which includes Sharon Osbourne and comedian Howie Mandel. The paper reported that the deal could be worth $15 million a year to bring Howard to the AGT fold. This is not the first time Howard, who hosts his The Howard Stern Show on SiriusXM Radio, has been bandied about as a potential reality show judge. AH Nation Poll: Would Howard Stern be a good choice to replace Piers Morgan on Americas Got Talent? Click HERE to vote! He suggested American Idol needed him back in February 2010 in an interview with Access Hollywood. Theyve got a bunch of people on there who dont have an opinion, he told Access at the time about the then-AI panel, which included Ellen DeGeneres, Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi. Judging is an interesting thing. What I do for a living is a lot more complicated than judging. I have to wake up people, he continued. I compete in radio markets and to sit there and judge a karaoke contest, the one criteria would be to have an opinion. It seems that two or three of the judges barely have an opinion and the shows in trouble, lets face it They probably do need me, but who knows if that would ever come together. And he even offered to replace the departing Simon for a massive payday. Theres isnt a better job on the planet than sitting there judging that [expletive] karaoke contest, he said on his SiriusXM radio show in February 2009. And, you know, if theyre gonna hire me, they gotta pay me a ton of [expletive] dough. If I do say so myself, I cant imagine anyone else but me replacing him, he reportedly added. I mean, I dont know. How else are they going to make that show work? Who knows how to broadcast and who knows how to be interesting? And whos not afraid to speak their mind? A rep for NBC did not have a comment on the WSJ report, when contacted by Access Hollywood. A rep for Stern did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Access. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Exclusive: Law & Order: SVU Drafts Treat Williams for Guest Spot

Treat Williams Law & Order: SVU has drafted Treat Williams to guest-star on an upcoming episode, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. The Golden Globe-nominated actor, 59, will play Jake Stanton, a former all-star quarterback caught up in a sting operation with an underage prostitute. Stanton will be represented by famed defense attorney Bayard Ellis (Andre Braugher), who made his first appearance on the NBC drama last week. Andre Braugher battles the team on SVU: "He may be the enemy, but he's not a villain" Shooting on the episode, entitled "Spiraling Down," begins this week. No airdate has been set. Best known for starring as Dr. Andy Brown on Everwood for four seasons, Williams currently appears on the Lifetime series Against the Wall. Law & Order: SVU airs Wednesdays at 10/9c on NBC.

Andy Williams Struggling With Bladder Cancer

Andy Williams Andy Williams revealed to concertgoers in at his Branson, Mo., theater he's bladder cancer, the Branson Tri-Ponds News reviews. "I actually do have cancer from the bladder," the 83-year-old "Moon River" singer and lengthy-ago TV variety show host stated. "But that's no more a dying sentence. Individuals with cancer are becoming through this factor. They are kicking it, and they are winning increasingly more each year. And I am likely to be one of these.Inch Williams made the announcement in the Moon River Theatre in Branson, that they opened up in 1992. Williams thanked everyone else to be there throughout his "duration of need" and guaranteed he'd return to the level the coming year - his 75th year within the entertainment industry. Watch videos of Andy Williams "I'm going to be returning here the coming year, in September and October," he stated. "I am likely to perform the shows I have planned to complete.Inch He'd an every week Television show, which won three Emmys for the best Variety Show and went through the majority of the sixties until 1971 among his regulars were the Osmond Siblings, and he's credited to improving the career of Jonathan Winters. Within the sixties, he was probably the most popular performers within the nation, and that he has more gold albums than any solo act than Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mathis and Elvis. His earliest TV exposure came on that grew to become the Tonight show with Steve Allen.

Eco-Sailing: The Storyline of Paul Watson

An eOne Films presentation, in colaboration with Telefilm Canada, the Rogers Number of Funds, of the Screen Siren Pictures production, in colaboration with Optic Nerve Films. Created by Kevin Eastwood, Trish Dolman. Directed, compiled by Trish Dolman.With: Paul Watson, Patrick Moore, Martin Sheen, Alex Cornelissen, Emily Hunter, Peter Hammarstedt, Karen Sack, Rex Weyler, Paul Spong, Allison Lance, Lani Lum-Watson, Pablo Salas, Andrew Darby, Joji Morishita, Farley Mowat, Anthony Kiedis, Pete Bethune.Divisive animal-privileges activist Paul Watson will get supportive treatment from Trish Dolman in "Eco-Sailing," although the helmer does not be put off by subjecting the man's uncomfortable sides. Outcome is a handsomely made, even exciting docu encompassing the subject's evolution from Greenpeace warrior to visit-it-alone sailing, expert at adjusting the media and wooing stars to the reason for whales, closes and whales. Dolman is definitely the polemics surrounding Watson's unconventional style, yet she's also a follower whose film is for certain to draw in enthusiasts towards the cause. Once fest exposure has run its course, smallscreen play is assured. Watson's gonzo method of environmentalism manifests itself in the much-promoted Ocean Shepherd expeditions (the topic of Animal Planet's highly effective "Whale Wars" series), when he and the crew search for whaling ships and ram all of them with their specifically rigged prow, sporting steel forecasts he calls "mom of can openers." Such tactics earn him the ire more staid animal-privileges groups for example Greenpeace, but Watson's argument is they basically protest, as they does what must be done to finish undesirable actions. Such enmity springs not only from the difference in philosophy but additionally from decades of bad bloodstream. Dolman traces a brief history of Greenpeace from the roots within the anti-Vietnam War counterculture movement from the early seventies, when Watson was among its founding people. Recklessness along with a talent for self-promotion -- Watson is certainly not otherwise a publicity hound -- brought for an acrimonious parting of the methods, still shrouded in "he stated, he stated" accusations. (There seem to be couple of female leaders either in Greenpeace or Ocean Shepherd, and definitely Watson's ways encourage acolytes a lot more than they are doing partners, because of pleasure or business.) "Eco-Sailing" follows Watson's team to Antarctica looking for Japanese whaling ships, supplying a frame for Dolman to shuttle backwards and forwards over time, referring to earlier occurrences in addition to her subject's problematic personal existence as because of so many animal-privileges activists,Watson's social associations leave a great deal to be preferred. The docu makes terrific utilization of an abundance of archival footage and photos, and also the moments of Watson and crew chasing after following the whalers are thrillingly lensed, supported through the Ocean Shepherd's m.o. of blaring Wagner's "Ride from the Valkyries" because they give chase. Old footage of closes being put is tough to look at: Though fundamental essentials images that assisted put Greenpeace into the spotlight, their inclusion here's excessively calculated to create additional support for Watson's work. Closeups of Watson typing his books are an apparent re-enactment and feel awfully cheesy.Camera (color, HD), Todd Craddock, Ian Kerr, Kristian Olsen editors, Brendan Woollard, Mike Jackson music, Michael Brook seem (Dolby Digital), Brent Calkin, Miguel Nunes. Examined at Abu Dhabi Film Festival (The World), March. 21, 2011. (Also in Hot Paperwork, Reykjavik, Mill Valley film festivals.) Running time: 110 MIN. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

X-Men: First Class Sequel Has A Writer

It's X3's Simon KinbergIt was easy to be all about Thor and Captain America this summer, in the lead-up to The Avengers. But lest we forget, there was another, separate Marvel property that did rather well in 2011, and a sequel to X-Men: First Class is now officially underway, with Simon Kinberg penning his first draft as we speak.Who he? Well most immediately relevant is that he was one of several writers on X3: The Last Stand, Brett Ratner's appropriation of the reigns from Bryan Singer. He's also got writing credits on Mr and Mrs Smith, Jumper and Sherlock Holmes, and is a writer and producer on the forthcoming This Means War and Abe Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.There's no solid intel on what shape the further adventures of Charles Xavier, Erik Lensherr and the Junior Mutants will take. First Class director Matthew Vaughn told HItfix earlier this year that "I thought it would be fun to open with the Kennedy Assassination, and reveal that the 'magic bullet' was controlled by Magneto. That would explain the physics of it, and we see that he's pissed off because Kennedy took all the credit for saving the world and mutants weren't even mentioned..."Bryan Singer meanwhile (still a producer on the series) has said he'd like to see more about the Civil Rights Movement and Vietnam.All just musing at the moment though, with no confirmed crew or returning cast, and no start date. We'll keep you posted.

Toons submitted for Oscar total 18

'The Adventures of Tintin''Rango''Cars 2'The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has received 18 qualifying submissions for consideration in the animated category, assuring that there will be five nominees for the toon Oscar. It's just the third time the maximum has been represented in the decade since the category was created. In 2010, only 15 films were on the final list; as 16 or more are required to trigger five nominees, there were only three from that year. This year's crop is the second-largest number of entries. Twenty films qualified in 2009. The group of 18 also lays to rest the controversy over whether motion-capture, like what was used in Steven Spielberg's "The Adventures of Tintin," is an acceptable way to animate, even though the rules still clearly state that "motion-capture by itself is not an animation technique." Films like "The Smurfs" and "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked," which were a question mark because they mixed live action and animation, can also rest easy now that they've been accepted. According to the rules, films must have a majority of animated characters and animation must factor into 75% of the film in order to qualify. Several of the films listed -- including "Tintin" and "Happy Feet Two" -- have not yet had their qualifying runs of seven consecutive days in a public theater. The complete list, in alphabetical order, includes: "Tintin"; "Alois Nebel"; "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked"; "Arthur Christmas"; "Cars 2"; "A Cat in Paris"; "Chico & Rita"; "Gnomeo & Juliet"; "Happy Feet Two"; "Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil"; "Kung Fu Panda 2"; "Mars Needs Moms"; "Puss in Boots"; "Rango"; "Rio"; "The Smurfs"; "Winnie the Pooh"; and "Wrinkles." Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

Dimension acquires 'Penthouse North'

The Weinstein Co.'s genre label, Dimension Films, has nabbed U.S. distribution rights to helmer Joseph Ruben's thriller ''Penthouse North.'' The film, which stars Michael Keaton and Michelle Monaghan, tells the story of a photojournalist (Monaghan), who after blinded in Iraq must play a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a sadistic cinimal, played by Keaton. Ruben is producing, along with Jeff Sackman and Micahel Baker. David Loughery, who penned the film, also produces. ''Penthouse'' commences production in Canada on Dec. 7. Deal was negotiated by Dimension Films' Andrew Kramer and Michal Steinberg, as well as Jeff Sackman and ICM, which helped package the film and co-reps U.S. rights. Contact Andrew Stewart at andrew.stewart@variety.com

Warner Bros Heating Up With Rupert Wyatt And Michael Fassbender?

EXCLUSIVE: Action is heating up on Londongrad, the Warner Bros drama about the mysterious death of former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko, who was poised in 2006 with polonium-210. I’m told the studio is in discussions with Rise of the Planet of the Apes director Rupert Wyatt and that the studio is courting Michael Fassbender to play Litvinenko. The script is by David Scarpa. As Litvinenko deteriorated in a London hostpital bed, he went public with accusations that he was done in by then-Russian president Vladimir Putin. The mystery was never really solved. I’m told that Wyatt’s producing partner Alan Moloney will join a roster of producers that include Graham King and Johnny Depp and Christi Dembrowski’s Infinitum Nihil.

Scripps Systems Interactive Profit Drops 4.5% in Third Quarter

Scripps Systems Interactive reported mixed third-quarter financials on Thursday as revenue rose, but earnings declined slightly on greater expenses for completely new shows launched with the firm's systems.our editor recommendsFeinbaum to develop Scripps NetworksScripps Systems Profit Increases 38% on Ad, Fee Gains The cable systems company behind such channels as HGTV and Food Network released earnings of $130. million, when compared with $136.millions of around-ago period, lower 4.5 %. Revenue rose 7.9 % to $504 million as advertising revenue elevated 8.six percent and affiliate fee revenue rose 6.one percent. But expenses hopped fourteen percent, cutting in to the conclusion. The business has this year launched new shows to boost its ratings. Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Subjects

Murdochs Still Believe They Could Run News Corp. Despite Hacking Scandal (Report)

LONDON - Rupert Murdoch's adult children experienced therapy a year ago to be ready for that succession issues that threatened to separate their family members, according to report by former Wall Street Journal author Sarah Ellison.our editor recommendsAdviser: News Corp. Traders Should Election Against Rupert Murdoch and Sons, Most Board MembersAnalyst Compares News Corp. Phone Hacking Scandal to Oliver Stone Movie and 'Very Bad Things'Big Investor Desires to Rein in Rupert Murdoch's Voting Energy at News Corp.News Corp. Posts Strong Earnings in the Politically Tumultuous QuarterRelated Subjects•Rupert Murdoch Inside the approaching problem of Vanity Fair, Ellison claims that no matter the turmoil in the phone-hacking scandal "inside the family, and also the organization" that James Murdochcan be Boss of News Corp., overpowering eventually with time where Chase Careyreplaces their father. The piece - which will hit newsstands Friday, November. 4 - particulars a structure that Lachlan Murdochwould be chairman, James Murdoch might be Boss and Elisabeth Murdochwould bow from the job, despite getting voting shares. PHOTOS: Rupert Murdoch's News around the world Top Celebrity Ripoffs Stating mostly not named sources, Ellison offers a study on the feuds and being applied conflicts that drive the Murdoch family yet seem to be employed in parallel with deep emotional associations together with a feeling that - inside the words of Elisabeth Murdoch, Ellison mentioned your family view is - "it's us in the world." Reps for Elisabeth mentioned any input within the Shine Boss were from some previously. Reps for News Corp. did not respond as this piece was released. The bond between James Murdoch and also the elder sister Elisabeth - whose Shine Productions was acquired by News Corp. for $675 million just before the telephone-hacking dispute skyrocketed - is mentioned to own massively deteriorated. STORY: Rupert Murdoch's Really Bad Year: A time of Occasions Ellison claims that Elisabeth was delivered to inform her brother that, inside the wake in the phone-hacking scandal - he should step aside. "Elisabeth blamed her brother for enabling the phone-hacking crisis to obtain beyond control,Inch Ellison produces. "Elisabeth, at Rupert's suggestion, faced James and mentioned he should step aside. James was infuriated," the piece ongoing. Ellison's piece supplies a portrait from the curious family structure where Rupert Murdoch's adult children are both devoted for their father and intensely doubtful in the extent of the love. They are particularly careful about his practice of throwing them to the organization without his protection, an arena through which they have gone onto lose very public management battles getting a succession of Murdoch's most senior rottweilers including Peter Chernin, Roger Ailesand Tony Ball. Consequently the children had completed therapy periods taken to assist them manage both succession process in addition to their father's impulses. "The siblings and siblings will be in family counseling getting a mental health specialist inside the problem of succession. They told James once they labored together as siblings and siblings they may help him and also the father have a very better relationship," Ellison reviews. "Together the kids could hold Rupert to account to become mentor to James and not to undermine him, while he attempted with Lachlan lots of years before." Lachlan Murdoch left News Corp. in 1999 carrying out a high-profile diminishing with Fox News boss Roger Ailes. Story: News around the world: Why Hollywood Is Praising Its Demise Ellison also claims that although Rupert's ambition is always to make James - what is the news Corp. deputy COO and chairman and leader of News Corp. Asia and europe - eventually his successor, their relationship happen to be under massive strain prior to the telephone-hacking scandal skyrocketed early this year. The "tensions between father and boy were apparent to everyone," Ellison claims, detailing James' have to build News Corp. Asia and europe in to a separate entity. But no matter the turmoil created by details of illegality within the now shuttered News around the world - as well as the a lot more dangerous picture from the common executive cover-up which has now emerged - Ellison claims that "within the family" there remains a effective belief that James Murdoch could control the world media giant as Boss. Ellison states that "close family confidante" in the family thinks that Lachlan as chairman and James as Boss is in order to that Lachlan would lend his support with a future structure where he wields "a considerable election." But she is constantly on the explain Rupert Murdoch's third wife Wendi Dengas "an indisputable X aspect in any discussion in regards to the future." Related Subjects Rupert Murdoch Worldwide News Corp. James Murdoch Phone Hacking Scandal