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AP source: Guilty plea expected in Letterman case (AP)

March 9, 2010

AP - A TV producer is expected to admit Tuesday to trying to shake down David Letterman in a case that bared the late-night icon's affairs with staffers, a person familiar with the case said.

Andy Richter calls 'Tonight' exit frustrating (AP)

March 9, 2010

AP - Andy Richter, Conan O'Brien's sidekick at "The Tonight Show," is acknowledging some ill will toward NBC and Jay Leno in the wake of the network's late-night upheaval.

Samsung, Panasonic start selling 3-D TVs this week (AP)

March 9, 2010

AP - Samsung and Panasonic will start selling 3-D TVs in U.S. stores this week, inaugurating what TV makers hope is the era of 3-D viewing in the living room.

Harry Smith colonoscopy to air on `Early Show' (AP)

March 9, 2010

AP - "The Early Show" co-anchor Harry Smith is scheduled to have a colonoscopy Wednesday, with live reports planned as he undergoes the procedure at a New York hospital.

Girls Gone Wild associate fined $5,000; no prison (AP)

March 9, 2010

AP - A Hollywood associate of Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis was fined $5,000 Monday but spared prison time for his role as the "bag man" in the bribery of jail guards to help Francis when he was held in Reno on tax evasion charges in 2007.

Phantom of Opera sequel opens amid "phan" disquiet (Reuters)

March 9, 2010

Reuters - The sequel to "Phantom of the Opera", one of the biggest musicals of all time, opens in London on Tuesday amid disquiet among die-hard "phans" who have been posting opinions online since previews began two weeks ago.

WB's reality shows an affront to female viewers (Reuters)

March 9, 2010

Reuters - The CW is taking its largely female audience into two women-centric worlds with the reality shows "Fly Girls" and "High Society."

Film, TV casting briefs (Reuters)

March 9, 2010

Reuters - Actress Spencer Locke has been cast in a guest spot on the CW's "Vampire Diaries." She will play Amber Bradley, a girl who enters a beauty pageant along with Elena and Caroline. Locke has appeared in the ABC series "Cougar Town," the film "Resident Evil: Extinction" and the Nick series "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide."

NBC renews "Miss Universe" pageant (Reuters)

March 9, 2010

Reuters - Miss America may be searching for a new home, but NBC said Monday it has renewed its deal with Donald Trump and the Miss Universe organization to televise "Miss Universe" and "Miss USA" for three more years, beginning 2011.