'House'OK without'Idol'support — creator says (Reuters)Reuters - The creator of Fox's hitmedical drama"House"is not worried that his show won't bepaired with ratings juggernaut"American Idol"next season.Paula Gets an"Idol"Timeline (E! Online)E! Online - The countdown is on to determine whether Paula Abdul will keepher job as an American Idol judge.ABC News Sends Birthday Banner to Jennings (AP)AP […]

XM Satellite Decreases Losses; Revenues Surge (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. says it loss less money in the second quarter, as the number of net subscribers increased by 55 percent and revenues more than doubled.

Inside Move: Former NBC exec a Katalyst for changeReality TV: Burke joins Kutcher, Goldberg shingle — Former NBC development chief Karey Burke is getting into business with Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg. Burke is set to become the third partner in Katalyst TV, the small-screen shingle founded by Kutcher and Goldberg.Go Go reality beached at […]

Dancing to a new beatReality TV: O'Hurley pacts with GRB for skein — The afterglow from ABC summer smash"Dancing With the Stars"lingers on for thesp John O'Hurley, who has inked a deal to topline his own unscripted skein. GRB Entertainment, producer of Fox summer skein"Princes of Malibu,"has pacted with O'Hurley to develop and produce a […]

XM Satellite narrows loss (CNN Money)NEW YORK (Reuters) - XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. reported a smaller second-quarter net loss Thursday amid a 55 percent jump in subscribers to its pay-radio service, and the company boosted its forecast for new customers this year.EU Signs Galileo Satellite Pacts With China (AP via Yahoo! Finance)The European Union […]

Toshiba Satellite M45-S165 (PC Magazine)Performance isn't a selling point for the Toshiba Satellite M45-S165. The value price and multimedia features, like the 15.4-inch widescreen and 80GB hard drive, will be the alluring factors.XM Satellite narrows loss (CNN Money)NEW YORK (Reuters) - XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. reported a smaller second-quarter net loss Thursday amid a […]

NBC's'Law Firm'languishes in Thursday debut (Reuters)Reuters - NBC's latest summerreality entry"The Law Firm"had a ho-hum start Thursday inwhat remains primetime's toughest time slot, even during thesummer repeat slumber.TV review: Wanted (Reuters)Reuters - In"The Mod Squad"and"Charlie's Angels,"both of them Aaron Spelling productions,authorities assembled a special team of operatives to combatparticularly vexing criminals.Fox sees both Hilton, Richie […]

XM Satellite Decreases Losses; Revenues Surge (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. says it loss less money in the second quarter, as the number of net subscribers increased by 55 percent and revenues more than doubled.XM Satellite narrows loss (CNN Money)NEW YORK (Reuters) - XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. reported a smaller second-quarter […]

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 […]

SurvivorReality TV: Who wants to be a millionaire? Sixteen people who abandoned their jobs, families and remote controls to spend 39 days on a South China Sea island — that's who. CBS'much-hyped"Survivor"doesn't have a phone-a-friend option and $200 questions about cereal aren't applicable. Instead, this"Real World"-meets-"Lord of the Flies"gamer offers up snakes, rats, cash and […]

Paula Gets an"Idol"Timeline (E! Online)E! Online - The countdown is on to determine whether Paula Abdul will keepher job as an American Idol judge.

EU Signs Galileo Satellite Pacts With China (AP via Yahoo! Finance)The European Union signed contracts with a group of Chinese companies to develop a range of commercial applications for Europe's planned Galileo satellite navigation system.Weather satellite launch delayed (Spacetoday.net)The launch of a geostationary orbit weather satellite, scheduled for Friday night, has been delayed…GMPCS Orders Personal […]

SurvivorReality TV: Who wants to be a millionaire? Sixteen people who abandoned their jobs, families and remote controls to spend 39 days on a South China Sea island — that's who. CBS'much-hyped"Survivor"doesn't have a phone-a-friend option and $200 questions about cereal aren't applicable. Instead, this"Real World"-meets-"Lord of the Flies"gamer offers up snakes, rats, cash and […]

NBC Sued Over Latest'Average Joe'Series (AP)AP - A former"Average Joe"contestant and two other men are suing NBC for$40 million, contending that the network took their ideas and used them in the latest installment of the show,"Average Joe: The Joes Strike Back."'Over There'pulls 4.1 mil for FX duty (Reuters)Reuters -"Over There"has won itsfirst key battle.'House'OK without'Idol'support […]

Fox sees both Hilton, Richie on'Simple Life 4'(Reuters)Reuters - Celebrity socialitesParis Hilton and Nicole Richie may still be feuding, but thatwon't keep them from co-starring on yet another installment ofthe popular Fox reality show"The Simple Life."ABC Appoints Briton As'Nightline'Chief (AP)AP - ABC News has appointed a veteran British broadcast journalist as its chief executive behind"Nightline,"the […]

Cube Vision skein moves in with FXReality TV: Net plays race card with new reality show — FX has quietly picked up to series a reality show exploring race relations from R.J. Cutler and Ice Cube's Cube Vision Prods. Cutler, who last teamed with FX for the Morgan Spurlock docu series"30 Days"for FX, will exec […]

"Monday Night"Duo Divorcing (E! Online)E! Online - Michaels, the longtime play-by-play commentator of Monday NightFootball, will remain with the franchise when it relocates to EPSNin 2006, it was confirmed Tuesday.'On the Media'Analyzes Press Landscape (AP)AP -"We just don't care about Brad and Angelina,"says Bob Garfield. Oh, maybe he cares. But not as a host of […]

Cube Vision skein moves in with FXReality TV: Net plays race card with new reality show — FX has quietly picked up to series a reality show exploring race relations from R.J. Cutler and Ice Cube's Cube Vision Prods. Cutler, who last teamed with FX for the Morgan Spurlock docu series"30 Days"for FX, will exec […]

Summer suits CBS, FoxReality TV: Eye shines while Frog, Peacock droop — CBS and Fox dominated the primetime ratings races last week, while summer circulation remains low for struggling NBC and the WB. ABC also didn't have much going on, save solid firstrun performer"Brat Camp,"which remained in the top five among adults 18-49 despite opposing […]

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 […]