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Accused Tyra Banks Stalker Convicted

A man accused of stalking talk show host Tyra Banks, as well as a producer of her show, was convicted of misdemeanor in a New York City court, the New York Times reports. Brady Green, a 39-year-old supermarket employee, will…

Heche, Jane to Star in HBO Series

Anne Heche and Thomas Jane will star in “Hung,” an HBO series about an out-of-luck high school teacher that’s set to debut June 28, TheFutonCritic.com reports. The series’ pilot episode will be directed by “Sideways” and “About Schmidt” director Alexander…

FiOS Widens California Footprint

Verizon’s FiOS television service has expanded its availability in Southern California to more than 1 million homes spanning 83 cities, Multichannel News reports. Last year, Verizon, which offers more than 600 channels of programming on FiOS, spent more than $715…

Casting Agency Specializes in Seniors

Magnamedia Casting Agency is creating a division specializing in representing and casting actors over the age of 55, Web site DeadlineHollywoodDaily.com reports. The agency will do much of the legwork of presenting seniors to production companies while letting the actors’…

Belo Revenue Drops 24% on Ad Falloff

Belo Corp.’s first-quarter revenue dropped 24%, largely on declines in both local and national advertising of more than 20%, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The company has enacted cost-saving measures including staff cutbacks and wage freezes in order to cope with…

Redstone Bashes Leno’s Chances Against ‘CSI’

Viacom and CBS Executive Chairman Sumner Redstone said Jay Leno’s planned 10 p.m. show on NBC will get trounced in the ratings by CBS’ “CSI,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Redstone, speaking with CNN’s Larry King in Beverly Hills, added that…

NBC’s Nora O’Brien Dies on Show Set

Nora O’Brien, NBC’s vice president of drama programming, died on the set of the pilot “Parenthood,” the Hollywood Reporter says. O’Brien, who joined NBC last year after a stint as a Sci Fi Channel executive, died of a brain aneurysm,…

BSkyB Boosts Profit on HD Customers

BSkyB, the largest U.K. satellite company, turned a profit for the nine months ended March 31, boosting revenue by 8%, Daily Variety reports. A subscriber increase this year on the company’s high-definition service offset a decline in advertising sales for…

Gupta in Contact With Injured CNN-er

CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta, who has been covering the swine flu from Mexico City, has been in contact with doctors in Greece after one of the network’s cameramen was injured while working for “Anderson Cooper 360,” TVNewser reports. Emmanuel Tambakakis…

‘Today’ Cancels Trip Due to Swine Flu

“Today” has canceled a trip with its anchors for “‘Today’ Takes a Vacation,” TVNewser reports. The coverage of the swine flu will instead keep them in New York, the Web site says. The morning show had planned to broadcast from…