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Univision 1Q Earnings Climb 21 Percent (AP)

May 4, 2006

AP - Univision Communications Inc. said Thursday first-quarter profits rose 21 percent on increased TV advertising sales and viewership for the Spanish-language broadcaster.

DirecTV Group Posts 1Q Profit of $235.2M (AP)

May 4, 2006

Clear blue skies provide the setting for DirecTV's headquarters Thursday, May 4, 2006, in El Segundo, Calif. The nation's largest satellite television company, DirecTV Group, has returned to a profit in the first quarter as stricter credit policies led to higher earnings per subscriber. (AP Photo/Ric Francis)AP - DirecTV Group Inc., the nation's largest satellite TV company, returned to a profit in the first quarter as stricter credit policies led to higher earnings per subscriber.


'Sopranos' Actor Seeks Separate Trial (AP)

May 4, 2006

Actor Lillo Brancato, Jr. is shown in this Feb. 2005 file photo in New York. Brancato, who played an aspiring mobster on 'The Sopranos,' is charged with murder of a police officer during a December 2005 burglary in the Bronx Borough of New York. In a court appearance on Thursday, May 4, 2006, Brancato asked a judge for a separate trial from co-defendant Steven Armento , who he expects will testify in his defense. (AP Photo/David Greene, file)AP - "Sopranos" actor Lillo Brancato Jr., who is charged with murder in the killing of a police officer, asked a judge on Thursday for a separate trial because he wants his co-defendant to testify in his defense.


Nicole Richie Trying to Gain Weight (AP)

May 4, 2006

Nicole Richie, left, and her then-fiance Adam Goldstein, a professional club DJ who goes by DJ AM, arrive at the EMI post-Grammy Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Feb. 13, 2005. Richie, whose drastic weight loss spawned speculation that she has an eating disorder, acknowledges she is 'too thin' and is getting treatment to add pounds, in an interview in the June,2006 issue of Vanity Fair. Stress causes her to lose her appetite, she says, and her split in December from Goldstein didn't help matters. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)AP - Nicole Richie, whose drastic weight loss spawned speculation that she has an eating disorder, acknowledges she is "too thin" and is getting treatment to add pounds, in an interview in Vanity Fair.


Book by Phantom 'Lost' Author (AP)

May 4, 2006

AP - Gary Troup, a name known to fans of the hit TV drama "Lost," has joined a special club that includes the likes of Ellen Rimbauer and Marcie Walsh: "authors" of books by television characters.

Game On for "The Sopranos" (E! Online)

May 4, 2006

Software manufacturer THQ Inc. has announced plans to develop a videogame based on The Sopranos and featuring the voices and likenesses of most of the Mob hit's key cast members, including head honcho James Gandolfini.E! Online - Software manufacturer THQ Inc. has announced plans to develop a videogame based on The Sopranos and featuring the voices and likenesses of most of the Mob hit's key cast members, including head honcho James Gandolfini.


Game On For "The Sopranos"

May 4, 2006

HBO was right: It's not TV. It's a videogame.

Game manufacturer THQ Inc. has announced plans to develop a videogame based on "The Sopranos," featuring the voices and likenesses of most of the Mob hit's cast members, including head honcho James Gandolfini.

Meanwhile, Sierra Entertainment is prepping a "Scarface"-based game and Eidos is working on a "Reservoir Dogs" game. All three will be on display next week at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles.

Hardblogger: We can be proud of trial's outcome

May 4, 2006

NBC News Terrorism Analyst Roger Cressey blogs, "There are bound to be many people disappointed with yesterday's verdict in the sentencing phase of the Moussaoui case.  As one who worked the terrorism issue at the White House and was in the Situation Room on September 11th, I would have liked nothing better than to have a death sentence returned."

CBS Announces Broadband Channel (AP)

May 4, 2006

AP - CBS Corp. on Thursday launched a new broadband channel called "innertube," an ad-supported outlet that will include specially created Web series and some use of material that has already run on CBS.

"Lost" Loses Two More? (E! Online)

May 4, 2006

Let this be a lesson to all would-be Lost cast members: Get busted by Hawaii Five-0 and you're not long for the island.E! Online - Let this be a lesson to all would-be Lost cast members: Get busted by Hawaii Five-0 and you're not long for the island.


Doris Roberts drinks to thriving career (Reuters)

May 4, 2006

Reuters - She's Hollywood's quintessential grandmother, crafty mother-in-law, little old lady -- you name it -- but when Doris Roberts wants a night on the town, watch out.

"Idol" Bids Adieu to Paris (E! Online)

May 4, 2006

The spunky 17-year-old soul singer from Fayetteville, Georgia was the latest contestant eliminated from American Idol on Wednesday, leaving four hopefuls still in the running.E! Online - The spunky 17-year-old soul singer from Fayetteville, Georgia was the latest contestant eliminated from American Idol on Wednesday, leaving four hopefuls still in the running.


"Idol" Bids Paris Adieu

May 4, 2006

Looks like we won't always have Paris Bennett.

"Lost" Loses Two More?

May 4, 2006

Let this be a lesson to all would-be "Lost" cast members: Get busted by Hawaii Five-0 and you're not long for the island.

In a twist of, well, Lost proportions, two castaways were apparently killed off Wednesday night's episode in a shocking last-minute double departure.

Dramatic Turn of Events on 'Lost' (AP)

May 4, 2006

AP - Sex, betrayal and bloodshed were the order of a fateful day for the lost souls of "Lost."

Catholics fail to block "Popetown" in Germany (Reuters)

May 4, 2006

Undated picture shows the principal character of the 'Popetown''satirical series cartoon. The Catholic Church has failed to block MTV Germany from airing 'Popetown,' it was reported May 4, 2006. (CHX/BBC/Reuters)Reuters - The Catholic Church has failed to block MTV Germany from airing the controversial BBC cartoon series "Popetown," which features a squat, obnoxious, gun-toting pontiff.


VH1 wedded to "Fabulous" reality show (Reuters)

May 4, 2006

Reuters - VH1 has given the green light to "My Big Fat Fabulous Wedding," a reality series about couples who are spending upwards of $500,000 on their weddings. The show will premiere in the fall.

Warren and White set for "Housewives" (Reuters)

May 4, 2006

Cast members from the series 'Desperate Housewives' are seen at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles in this January 29, 2006 file photo. Julie White and Kiersten Warren are set to join the cast of ABC's comedy-drama 'Desperate Housewives' in recurring roles, it was reported May 4, 2006. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)Reuters - Julie White and Kiersten Warren are set to join the cast of ABC's comedy-drama "Desperate Housewives" in recurring roles.


Another 'Idol' Contestant Out; Four Left (AP)

May 4, 2006

In this photo provided by Fox Television, Paris Bennett, 17, of Fayettesville, Ga. performs on stage during the 'American Idol' televison show, Tuesday May 2, 2006 in Los Angeles. Bennett was voted off the program Wednesday May 3, 2006. (AP Photo/Fox Television)AP - Paris Bennett sang "Kiss" — and the pint-size soul singer and judge favorite kissed "American Idol" goodbye Wednesday, becoming the latest singer sacked in viewer voting.