The MoleReality TV: The race is on. Not the race to identify the fink in ABC's new reality series"The Mole,"but rather the network-wide scramble to create a new"Survivor"– that is, other than"Survivor 2."The Alphabet net thinks it has a winner with this action mystery series, mainly because"The Mole"is a big hit in Europe. But then […]

China's 1st recoverable experiment satellite to be launched next year (People's Daily)China's first recoverable experiment satellite, specially designed for scientific experiment, will be launched in the fall next year, it is learned by reporter Wu Weizheng from China Academy of Sciences on May 29. It is named as "2006 Recoverable Scientific Experiment Satellite''. With the […]

Nine Inch Nails Drops Out of MTV Show (AP)AP - Nine Inch Nails dropped out of the MTV Movie Awards after clashing with the network over an image of President Bush the band planned as a performance backdrop.Indy 500 TV Ratings Jump 40 Percent (AP)AP - Danica Patrick's first Indianapolis 500 made for great television. […]

Big BrotherReality TV: Ten strangers, three months and one network that has taken the reality TV craze one step too far. CBS'much hyped Euro import"Big Brother"debuted Wednesday night with all of the style and drama of a Publishers Clearing House Prize Patrol commercial.'South Africa Idol'boosts age limit to 30Reality TV: Show now has highest age […]

Gambling Via Satellite Proposed (Rolling Good Times)INDIANAPOLIS — As reported by the Kentucky Courier-Journal: "A company that has patented a way to make casino-style gambling available via satellite is courting Indiana and its riverboats as the hosts of its games, promising millions of dollars in state revenue.INTERVIEW: NZ Sky TV Hunting For Back-Up Satellite (Dow […]

Kalam asks for using satellite technology for quake prediction (Outlook India)President A P J Abdul Kalam today said information technology, including satellite communication should be used for prediction of earthquakes and asked Iceland to take help of Indian satellites for disaster management for both countries.China's 1st recoverable experiment satellite to be launched next year (People's […]

Cholayil Sanjeevanam to start satellite centres in Chennai (PharmaBiz)Cholayil Sanjeevanam, a modern nature cure multiplex, set up by the Chennai-based Cholayil group, is setting up satellite centres in Chennai to augment its services and products. Cholayil Group is the manufacturer of the well-known ayurvedic soap, Medimix.Toshiba Satellite A75 Review (pics, specs) (Notebook Review)I bought the […]

NBC clashes with Tom DeLay on Law&Order (Reuters)Reuters - U.S. House of RepresentativeMajority Leader Tom DeLay accused NBC on Thursday of slurringhis name by including an unflattering reference to him on theNBC police drama"Law&Order: Criminal Intent."Mary Kay Kills"Desperate"Ads (E! Online)E! Online - Don't expect to see any pink Cadillacs cruising Wisteria Laneanytime soon.KenJen Schooled in"Jeopardy!"Showdown […]

Temptation IslandReality TV: A knock-off of"Survivor,"Fox's"Temptation Island"is merely a lightweight libido experiment. The network behind"Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire"continues to churn out copies, and this one is nothing but a trip into the shallow thought processes of unstable dudes and dudettes.Big BrotherReality TV: Ten strangers, three months and one network that has taken the […]

'South Africa Idol'boosts age limit to 30Reality TV: Show now has highest age allowance in the world — Older singers with dreams of pop stardom are flocking to enter paycaster M-Net's third"South African Idol"season after the age limit was raised to 30, making it the"Idol"show with the highest age allowance in the world.ITV skein loses […]

'Breakfast Club'Crew to Reunite on MTV (AP)AP - Don't you forget about"The Breakfast Club."At the 2005 MTV Movie Awards, to air June 9, the network plans to reunite the cast of the classic'80s movie, the cable channel said Friday.KenJen Schooled in"Jeopardy!"Showdown (E! Online)E! Online - Ken Jennings is going to have to get used to […]

'South Africa Idol'boosts age limit to 30Reality TV: Show now has highest age allowance in the world — Older singers with dreams of pop stardom are flocking to enter paycaster M-Net's third"South African Idol"season after the age limit was raised to 30, making it the"Idol"show with the highest age allowance in the world.

Cholayil Sanjeevanam to start satellite centres in Chennai (PharmaBiz)Cholayil Sanjeevanam, a modern nature cure multiplex, set up by the Chennai-based Cholayil group, is setting up satellite centres in Chennai to augment its services and products. Cholayil Group is the manufacturer of the well-known ayurvedic soap, Medimix.Kalam asks for using satellite technology for quake prediction (Press […]

Slim Goodbody Still Entertains, Educates (AP)AP - The huge afro disappeared years ago, but the heart, lungs, stomach and liver look the same. The organs are painted on the colorful body suit worn by the super hero of children's health, Slim Goodbody, who continues to captivate young audiences three decades after he became a regular […]

INTERVIEW: NZ Sky TV Hunting For Back-Up Satellite (Dow Jones via Yahoo! Asia News)WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)–Sky Network Television Ltd. (SKY.NZ) hopes to this week announce a deal which will ensure that its service faces minimal disruption if its current satellite, which is now running on a back-up processor, fully fails.China's 1st recoverable experiment satellite to […]

NBC predicts a future for'Psychic'Reality TV: Peacock picks up reality skein from Court TV — Repeats of Court TV's"Psychic Detectives"are in NBC's primetime future. Peacock has picked up eight half-hour episodes of the unscripted franchise and will begin broadcasting the segs next week. NBC plans to edit two episodes together into hourlong segs and to […]

Kalam asks for using satellite technology for quake prediction (Press Trust of India)Reykjavik, May 30 (PTI) President A P J Abdul Kalam today said information technology, including satellite communication should be used for prediction of earthquakes and asked Iceland to take help of Indian satellites for disaster management for both countries.

ITV skein loses the'Love'Reality TV: Auds nix summer's sexy celebrity format — The Brits'love-hate relationship with reality TV will be tested to destruction in the coming weeks — and the loser looks likely to be the nation's biggest commercial terrestrial player, embattled ITV.SurvivorReality TV: Who wants to be a millionaire? Sixteen people who abandoned their […]

INTERVIEW: NZ Sky TV Hunting For Back-Up Satellite (Dow Jones via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)INTERVIEW: NZ Sky TV Hunting For Back-Up Satellite By Paula Oliver Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)–Sky Network Television Ltd. ((NZX: SKY.nz) ) hopes to this week announce a deal which will ensure that its service faces minimal disruption […]

Big BrotherReality TV: Ten strangers, three months and one network that has taken the reality TV craze one step too far. CBS'much hyped Euro import"Big Brother"debuted Wednesday night with all of the style and drama of a Publishers Clearing House Prize Patrol commercial.Survivor: The Australian Outback (Survivor II)Reality TV: Die-hard fans might miss Richard, Rudy […]