INMARSAT Satellite Phone Service (India Telecom News)What is INMARSAT? INMARSAT (International Maritime Satellite Organisation) operates a constellation of geo-stationary satellites designed to extend phone, fax and data communications all over the world.Hughes Selects Motive Software to Streamline Management of Broadband Satellite Services (CRM Today)Motive, Inc. announced that Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes), provider of broadband […]

ABC developing'Mr.&Mrs. Smith'series (Reuters)Reuters - ABC is developing a series based on "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," the hit thriller that starred Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.Former"SNL"er Fights DUI (E! Online)E! Online - This not-ready-for-prime-time player is getting ready for court.Sharpton Knocks"Boondocks"(E! Online)E! Online - There's a King-sized controversy brewing over in The […]

Computer glitch hits new satellite (Irish Examiner)A computer glitch partially shut down a Japanese satellite that launched earlier this week, a space agency spokesman said today.Blackout Media Inc. Announces The Fight Network Takes Flight on Cancom Satellite (SYS-CON Media)Blackout Media (OTC: BKMP) announces today that TheFight Network has signed a full service distribution agreement withCanadian […]

Sarah Silverman lines up series at Comedy Central (Reuters)Reuters - Comedy Central said Monday it has ordered six episodes of a half-hour series starring Sarah Silverman. The show, tentatively titled"The Sarah Silverman Program,"is set to premiere in the summer.Former"SNL"er Fights DUI (E! Online)E! Online - This not-ready-for-prime-time player is getting ready for […]

NSA listening post in Yakima is secret no more Satellite dish helps White House eavesdrop (Seattle Post - Intelligencer Traffic)YAKIMA — Just a few miles north of town, the National Security Agency is eavesdropping on the world with satellite dishes that pick up satellite and microwave signals from cell phones, e-mails and home phones.Computer glitch […]

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 […]

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 […]

TV Execs Hope Telenovelas Translate (AP)AP - Bob Cook, president of Twentieth Television, believes the time is right to see whether the popular Latin American telenovela format can be adapted for an American, English-speaking audience.

Computer glitch hits new satellite (Irish Examiner)A computer glitch partially shut down a Japanese satellite that launched earlier this week, a space agency spokesman said today.Extension of the Critical Phase of the Advanced Earth Observing Satellite "Daichi" (SpaceRef)The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) confirmed that the Daichi is in a stable condition after its attitude […]

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 […]

Japan Launches Daichi Satellite Into Space (Los Angeles Times)Japan launched a rocket carrying an advanced land-observation satellite into space Tuesday, in a boost for a space program that has worked to overcome a spotty record.Computer glitch hits new satellite (Irish Examiner)A computer glitch partially shut down a Japanese satellite that launched earlier this week, a […]

Satellite's Readings To Be Audible From Earth (WLWT ChannelCincinnati.com via Yahoo! News)Students and space fans who want to feel more involved in research efforts will get a chance to hear from a new and unusual satellite next week.Japan Launches Daichi Satellite Into Space (Los Angeles Times)Japan launched a rocket carrying an advanced land-observation satellite into […]

Twin"Idol"Wannabes Booted (E! Online)E! Online - Fox has dashed Terrell and Derrell Brittenum's dreams of becoming the next American Idols.4 Injured in Accident on'All My Children'(AP)AP - Four stunt artists were hurt in a special-effects accident on the set of the soap opera"All My Children,"the ABC show said Friday.A"Melrose"Divorce (E! Online)E! Online - […]

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 […]

'CSI'wins for CBS Thursday night (Reuters)Reuters - A three-way race for Thursday night's 9 p.m. hour ended with a convincing win by CBS powerhouse"CSI,"with respectable showings by ABC's"Dancing With the Stars"and NBC's"My Name Is Earl."Former"SNL"er Fights DUI (E! Online)E! Online - This not-ready-for-prime-time player is getting ready for court.Third hour a charm […]

Experts: Oprah Sought to Protect Brand (AP)AP - Oprah Winfrey is not just one of the most popular talk show hosts in history, she is the woman behind a brand — including her production company, magazine and book club — that has the power to influence millions.'60 Minutes'Pioneer Arthur Bloom Dies (AP)AP - Television news […]

Trouble detected in satellite Daichi during operation check (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News)_ Japan's space agency said Saturday some troubles were detected in a land-observation satellite the previous day after it was deployed from a domestically made H-2A rocket earlier this week, though posing no serious effect on its operation.Japan Launches Daichi Satellite Into Space […]

'Brokeback'duo at ABC for'Sheriff'drama (Reuters)Reuters - Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana, riding high on the awards season range with their script for"Brokeback Mountain,"have set up a drama at ABC.NBC Closes Book on"Daniel"(E! Online)E! Online - And on the 18th day, NBC smited the The Book of Daniel.Artists on fast track for […]

Third hour a charm for'Today II'(Reuters)Reuters - After years of playing second fiddle to the first two hours,"Today II"is showing signs of ratings life.4 Injured in Accident on'All My Children'(AP)AP - Four stunt artists were hurt in a special-effects accident on the set of the soap opera"All My Children,"the ABC show said Friday.Stars'Powers […]

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.Latins tap terp crazeReality TV:'Dancing'waltzes to Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina — BBC Worldwide Americas […]