Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft's (NASD: MSFT) MSN and independent media company BermanBraun on Thursday announced the beta launch of their new celebrity and entertainment news site, Wonderwall. The site "utilizes horizontal scrolling that emulates the feeling of flipping through a favorite magazine," the companies said. Alex Bragg, founding editor of VH1's "Best Week Ever" blog, was named lead editor at Wonderwall.

Los Angeles - Microsoft's (NASD: MSFT) MSN has signed a deal with production company BermanBraun to create an entertainment news-focused destination site within MSN, set to launch in early 2009.