Survivor: The Australian Outback (Survivor II)Reality TV: Die-hard fans might miss Richard, Rudy and the queen of tapioca, but there are plenty of greedy and paranoid players on the prowl for $1 million in"Survivor: The Australian Outback."CBS shrewdly scheduled its money train right after the Super Bowl, and the show that earned the year's most […]

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.INTERVIEW: NZ Sky TV Hunting […]

Janice Exits"Top Model"(E! Online)E! Online - Janice Dickinson, the self-proclaimed world's first supermodel,has had enough of searching for America's next top model.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 […]

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.Cholayil Sanjeevanam to start satellite centres […]

KenJen Schooled in"Jeopardy!"Showdown (E! Online)E! Online - Ken Jennings is going to have to get used to a new title:Jeopardy! runner-up.Kutcher's'Beauty and the Geek'to Debut (AP)AP - Chuck, a medical student, is a whiz at functional neurology. Scarlet, a beer spokesmodel, doesn't know how much a silver dollar is worth. Do opposites really attract? Of […]

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.INTERVIEW: NZ Sky TV Hunting […]

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.Survivor: The Australian Outback (Survivor II)Reality TV: Die-hard fans might miss Richard, Rudy and […]

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 […]

Beijing bars TV stars from pushing health products (Reuters)Reuters - Beijing has pulled the plug on TV starsplaying doctors or patients in TV commercials to promote healthor cosmetic products, state media reported on Monday.Viewers flock to'Idol,''Lost'finales (Reuters)Reuters - The final night of the2004-05 television season was a crowning achievement for Foxand ABC, with blockbuster two-hour […]

Writer dug deep to get into heart of the'West'(Reuters)Reuters - William Mastrosimone hada conference call to make. He was to pitch his concept for apilot episode that would establish the story line andcharacters ("the bible") for"Into the West,"StevenSpielberg's planned epic miniseries on the American West. (Sixtwo-hour episodes will debut over six summer weekends at 8 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.Mobile Satellite Firm Satcom Plans June IPO In London (Cellular-News.com)LONDON […]

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 […]

Salley Accused of Mental, Physical Abuse (AP)AP - A woman who claims she had an affair with former NBA star and Fox Sports Net sportscaster John Salley has filed a lawsuit alleging he mentally and physically abused her during the relationship.Paris Hilton Said Engaged to Shipping Heir (AP)AP - Hotel heiress and"The Simple Life"reality TV […]

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.Satellite TV: It's prime time to hit the road […]

'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.

Trebek Says He's Not Close to Retiring (AP)AP - Alex Trebek, come on down! The"Jeopardy!"host, who will turn 65 this summer, isn't close to retiring— and may have another game-show host as his career model.'Green Acres'star Eddie Albert dead at 99 (Reuters)Reuters - Actor Eddie Albert, a two-timeOscar nominee best known for his TV role […]

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 […]