It is a well-known fact that Simon Cowell is not afraid to use large sums of cash as an incentive on his reality shows, but it seems as though it is even more true when it comes to encouraging people to sit on a judging table with him. Following the departures from X Factor USA of [...]

Putting a little-known TV presenter from Wales as the face of one of his biggest-ever projects was an eyebrow-raising move from Simon Cowell when he launched X Factor USA last year, but it looks as though it has not paid off, as Steve Jones has confirmed rumours that he will not be returning to the show for series [...]

Most adult-oriented cartoons that make it onto prime-time TV, particuarly on Fox, turn out to be big or at least relative successes, as The Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad!, and The Cleveland Show have all proven in recent times by staying on-air. One series that has not been so lucky, though, is Allen Gregory, which has [...]

The X Factor USA concluded last night, with 19-year-old British Virgin Islands-born singer Melanie Amaro winning to take the $5m recording contract and a chance to star in a commercial for Pepsi. While her mentor Simon Cowell might be pleased at winning the competition, he believes that much is to be desired when it comes to [...]

While the X Factor USA has had a huge number of stories surrounding it during its run, not many would have predicted that an eliminated contestant would be returning to the show for a non-singing job. This is what has happened to 22-year-old Phillip Lomax, who was given the boot by ‘Boys’ mentor LA Reid [...]

Seth McFarlane is thought to be preparing to break his traditional mould of animated programming with a new series that features a female as the lead character. While current cartoon leads in McFarlane’s roster of shows include Peter Griffin (Family Guy), Stan Smith (American Dad!), Cleveland Brown (The Cleveland Show), and a soon-to-be revival of [...]