Honda's diesel ad cleans up at awards festival (Reuters)Reuters - An animated Honda televisioncommercial that extols the virtues of hatred for its power toinspire change, in this case building a cleaner diesel engine,was lavished with top prizes from its peers in the ad industryon Saturday night.Stern Exiting E! (E! Online)E! Online - The changes keep […]

Small Michigan utility company brings satellite Internet to the unserved masses (Detroit News)Bob Hance is nervous. The CEO of Midwest Energy Cooperative in Cassopolis, Mich., is eagerly awaiting the rollout of his firm's satellite Internet service offering. The tiny utility company has received inquiries of serious interest from about 1,200 potential subscribers. It's the potential […]

Bands on the RunReality TV: If video did indeed kill the radio star, then made-for-reality TV bands have their weapons drawn for the gussied-up video stars who fill what's left of musicvideo in music television. VH1 updates"It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World"for a trio of scruffy rock bands, adds an element of the entrepreneur […]

Rachel Griffiths Said to Give Birth (AP)AP - Actress Rachel Griffiths, best known for her role on HBO's mortuary drama"Six Feet Under,"has given birth to her second child, People magazine reported on its Web site Friday.TV Network for Gays, Lesbians to Debut (AP)AP - The man who's molding Logo, the new network for gays and […]

Reality hit parade strikes up the bandReality TV: Nets gear up for singing celebrities — Forget directing: It turns out what actors really want to do is sing. At least that's the fervent hope in TV land, where two nets — and possibly a third — suddenly find themselves scrambling to sign up semi-famous faces […]

Brando's personal effects at auction in NY (Reuters)Reuters - The personal effects of Hollywoodlegend Marlon Brando — from his driver's licenses to a fakebloody finger — go on sale next week in an auction that mayprovide clues to the life of the private, eccentric actor.Telemundo soaps target Mexican-Americans (Reuters)Reuters - Spanish-languagebroadcaster Telemundo is stepping up […]

"Family Guy"Flick Hits DVD (E! Online)E! Online - Stewie Griffin is returning to the scene of the crime.Rachel Griffiths Said to Give Birth (AP)AP - Actress Rachel Griffiths, best known for her role on HBO's mortuary drama"Six Feet Under,"has given birth to her second child, People magazine reported on its Web site Friday.Revenge of the"Geek"(E! […]

Honda's diesel ad cleans up at awards festival (Reuters)Reuters - An animated Honda televisioncommercial that extols the virtues of hatred for its power toinspire change, in this case building a cleaner diesel engine,was lavished with top prizes from its peers in the ad industryon Saturday night.Kuiper Brothers Broadcast Game Together (AP)AP - Duane Kuiper quickly […]

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.Temptation IslandReality TV: A knock-off of"Survivor,"Fox's"Temptation Island"is merely a lightweight libido experiment. The […]

Europe firms unite on 3.2 billion euro satellite job (CBS Market Watch)LONDON (MarketWatch) - In an unusual turn of events, two European consortia competing to run the Galileo satellite navigation system agreed earlier this week to join forces on the 3.2 billion-euro project.Proton launches communications satellite (Spacetoday.net)A Proton rocket successfully launched a Russian communications satellite […]

Bands on the RunReality TV: If video did indeed kill the radio star, then made-for-reality TV bands have their weapons drawn for the gussied-up video stars who fill what's left of musicvideo in music television. VH1 updates"It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World"for a trio of scruffy rock bands, adds an element of the entrepreneur […]

U.S. House restores public broadcast funds (Reuters)Reuters - The U.S. House of Representatives onThursday voted to restore$100 million for public televisionand radio broadcasting next year, reversing a Republican-ledplan to cut spending deeply."Idol"Gets Starstruck (E! Online)E! Online - Fox is rolling out the red carpet for an all-star spinoff of itstop-rated reality show.Brando's personal effects at […]

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 […]

Bands on the RunReality TV: If video did indeed kill the radio star, then made-for-reality TV bands have their weapons drawn for the gussied-up video stars who fill what's left of musicvideo in music television. VH1 updates"It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World"for a trio of scruffy rock bands, adds an element of the entrepreneur […]

Some'Dancing'Voters Call Wrong Number (AP)AP - An apparent phone number mix-up has voters for an ABC reality show calling a central Michigan answering service instead. Fans of"Dancing with the Stars"were mistakenly calling a toll-free 888 number to vote for the dance team lead by actor John O'Hurley, known for his role as J. Peterman on […]

Stern Exiting E! (E! Online)E! Online - The changes keep coming for the satellite-radio-bound HowardStern.

Vanna White to Get Star on Walk of Fame (AP)AP - There's a new venue for Vanna White's letter turning. The"Wheel of Fortune"game show star will be unveiling the letters V-A-N-N-A W-H-I-T-E on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next year.Spade Ready to Dig Hollywood (E! Online)E! Online - David Spade may be used to dispensing"no's"in […]

El Al Airlines Signs Up For Itidium Satellite Phone Systems (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)Iridium Satellite has been quietly muscling its way into the nascent in-flight voice and data market, offering its narrowband service globally.Farrell bringing Satellite Party to Lollapalooza (Reuters via Yahoo! News)Perry Farrell will use next month's revived Lollapalooza festival in Chicago to unveil […]

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 […]

Proton-K rocket puts Russian telecom satellite into orbit (Itar-Tass)MOSCOW, June 25 (Itar-Tass) — The Russian Express AM 3 latest-generation telecommunication satellite was put into the planned orbit on Saturday.Proton launches communications satellite (Spacetoday.net)A Proton rocket successfully launched a Russian communications satellite late Friday. The Proton-K booster…El Al Airlines Signs Up For Itidium Satellite Phone Systems […]