
Boyle: Queen volunteered for Olympics Bond spoof
Queen Elizabeth II needed no convincing to appear in a James Bond-themed skit during the opening ceremony of the London Olympics — in fact, she ...

Carlos Slim's company wins Olympic TV rights
Mexican magnate Carlos Slim, the world's richest man, secured the Latin American broadcast rights to the 2014 and 2016 Olympics on Friday. The IOC ...
Hungary upset over criticism in German TV cartoon
A minute-long message on a German television station aimed at children has drawn the ire of the Hungarian government for criticism of recent changes ...

Dan Stevens not too emotional about 'Downton' exit
"Downton Abbey" fans were devastated when Matthew Crawley made his dramatic exit from the series at the end of the show's third season. The British ...

Captain Peacock actor Frank Thornton dies
British actor Frank Thornton — best known as Captain Peacock in the long-running television comedy "Are You Being Served?" — has died at age 92, his ...

The Hoff lends star power to Berlin Wall campaign
David Hasselhoff put his name behind a campaign to preserve one of the few remaining sections of the Berlin Wall, calling it a "sacred" monument to ...
X Factor musical to hit London stage
Simon Cowell is bringing "The X Factor" — or a version of it — from television screens to the London stage in early 2014. The acerbic judge's firm, ...
Greek ultra-rightist to face trial over TV fracas
Greece's Parliament has voted to allow the prosecution of a leading ultra-right lawmaker for assaulting two female left-wing politicians during a live ...

CNBC tries reality TV after business hours
Buzz-worthy reality shows are often a ticket to riches for cable networks, even when the shows seem to have little to do with the network's reason for ...

Heidi Klum new judge on 'America's Got Talent'
NBC says Heidi Klum has been added to "America's Got Talent" as its fourth judge. The network announced Monday that the supermodel will join fellow ...

TV's new drama 'Vikings' sheds light on Dark Ages
If historical fiction guru Michael Hirst has his way, a legendary Viking raider named Ragnar soon will conquer North America on behalf of the History ...
ESPN selling British channels to BT Group
ESPN is withdrawing from British and Irish television, announcing Monday that its channels are being sold to the BT Group. The U.S. sports network ...

SHOW BITS: Lawrence on slip: 'Look at this dress'
Show Bits brings you the 85th annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. Follow them on Twitter where ...
Kremlin waits for US probe in Russian boy's death
Moscow should "temper emotions" over the death of a Russian boy adopted by an American family, President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said Friday after ...

Ex-Spice Girl Brown named new 'Talent' judge
NBC says former Spice Girl Melanie Brown is joining the judges' panel of "America's Got Talent." Brown, also known as Scary Spice during her time with ...

British actor Richard Briers dies at 79
British actor Richard Briers, an avuncular comic presence on TV and movie screens for decades, has died at the age of 79. Briers' agent, Christopher ...

Funeral for Pistorius' girlfriend on Tuesday
The family of Reeva Steenkamp said Sunday her body was back in her hometown of Port Elizabeth after the model and reality TV contestant was shot dead ...

'Coronation Street' actor on child sex charges
Police have charged a longtime star of the British soap opera "Coronation Street" with child sex offenses including rape and indecent assault.

Maggie Smith: I haven't seen 'Downton'
Millions of people have watched Maggie Smith on "Downton Abbey." But she's not one of them. The 78-year-old actress, who portrays Lady Grantham in the ...

Body slam for wrestling: Sport cut from Olympics
For wrestling, this may have been the ultimate body slam: getting tossed out of the Olympic rings. The vote Tuesday by the IOC's executive board ...

Soccer faces epic fight against match-fixing
Soccer is falling under a cloud of suspicion as never before, sullied by a multibillion-dollar web of match-fixing that is corrupting increasingly ...
British TV kids' shows win 3 International Emmys
"The Amazing World of Gumball" and two other British TV productions were among the winners at the 1st International Emmy Kids Awards. Other awards ...

Duchess of York among new phone hack settlements
Sarah Ferguson, the former wife of Prince Andrew; British singer-songwriter James Blunt; and Israeli television psychic Uri Geller are among the ...

Boy band The Wanted signs on for E! reality series
The Wanted is trying to keep it real: The British boy band has signed on to do a reality series on E! The fivesome announced Wednesday that their show ...
Skater Oksana Baiul sues NBC, producer for $5M
Figure skater Oksana Baiul is suing NBC Universal and a television skating program producer. The 1994 Olympic gold medalist says Disson Skating LLC ...