Boeing to Begin Work on Fourth Wideband Gapfiller Satellite (Space War)by Staff Writers St Louis MO (SPX) Feb 23, 2006 Boeing has received a $148 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to begin work on the fourth satellite in the Wideband Gapfiller Satellite (WGS) system, a 13-kilowatt spacecraft based upon Boeing's 702 satellite model.Goodrich […]

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 […]

Alcatel wins contract for Turkish satellite (Spacetoday.net)Alcatel Alenia Space has signed a deal to build a communications satellite for a Turkish…UK PRESS: News Corp May Split With Phoenix Satellite TV (Dow Jones via Yahoo! Asia News)News Corp. (NWS) has talked about pulling out of its Chinese television joint venture with Hong Kong-based Phoenix Satellite Television […]

'SpongeBob'lures record audience catch (Reuters)Reuters - Nickelodeon hit "SpongeBob SquarePants" absorbed its biggest audience ever in a special primetime episode that aired Monday.

Martha vs. Donald: Round Two (E! Online)E! Online - Forget primetime. The best battle to hit The Apprentice is taking place off screen.'American Idol'Eliminates 4 Contestants (AP)AP - Now there are 20. "American Idol" booted four contestants Thursday night — two men and […]

Boeing to Begin Work on Fourth Wideband Gapfiller Satellite (Space War)by Staff Writers St Louis MO (SPX) Feb 23, 2006 Boeing has received a $148 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to begin work on the fourth satellite in the Wideband Gapfiller Satellite (WGS) system, a 13-kilowatt spacecraft based upon Boeing's 702 satellite model.Ultraviolet […]

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 […]

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.Burnett talks shop at MT&R forumReality TV: Producer discusses reality TV,'Gold Rush!'– […]

Martha vs. Donald: Round Two (E! Online)E! Online - Forget primetime. The best battle to hit The Apprentice is taking place off screen."Idol,""Anatomy"freeze out Olympics (Reuters)Reuters - NBC did bene but not molto bene with its first full week of coverage of […]

Emmy Overhauls Voting. Again. (E! Online)E! Online - Tired of seeing the same batch of housewives, presidential cabinet members and flamboyant buds and their platonic gal pals walking away with Emmys year in and year out?Trump to Martha:"You deserved to be fired"(Reuters)Reuters - Hell hath no […]

Journalism Center to Be Named for Jennings (AP)AP - The National Constitution Center will use part of a$6.4 million grant to establish a journalism institute named after late ABC News anchor Peter Jennings.TV academy casts revisions for Emmy voting process (Reuters)Reuters - The board of […]

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 […]

FCC Upholds CBS Fine for Jackson's Flash (AP)AP - Federal regulators will stick by their decision to slap CBS with a $550,000 fine for the Janet Jackson flash at the 2004 Super Bowl."Idol,""Anatomy"freeze out Olympics (Reuters)Reuters - NBC did bene but not molto bene […]

Japan launches satellite, second success in a week (Reuters via Yahoo! News)Japan launched a research satellite into space on Wednesday, its second successful launch in less than a week and an additional boost to a space program plagued by a string of mishaps in recent years.Japan Launches Sky-Mapping Satellite (TechNewsWorld.com)Japan's space agency on Wednesday launched […]

Silvercup West'studio city'comes into focus (Reuters)Reuters - After more than three years of discussion and design work, plans for Silvercup Studios'new film and TV production facility, Silvercup West, officially were unveiled Tuesday.

Japanese space program relieved after successful satellite launch (AFP via Yahoo! News)Japan conducted its third successful satellite launch in less than a month, deploying infra-red cameras and a telescope to probe the origins of distant galaxies.Profitability fading for US satellite radio (Daily Telegraph: Money)Sirius Satellite Radio has $220m shock jock Howard Stern, XM Satellite Radio […]

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.War of the bossesReality TV: Trump, Stewart squabble over skein — The bleat goes […]

Hartley dives in as Aquaman for CW pilot (Reuters)Reuters - The CW network's untitled Aquaman project has netted a new leading man."Arrested"Can't Get Arrested (E! Online)E! Online - If that was indeed Arrested Development's swan song last week, then audiences paid the […]

NBC's legal precedent: iTunes bow (Reuters)Reuters - NBC broke new ground Tuesday with its legal drama"Conviction,"becoming the first network to premiere a primetime series in the iTunes Music Store for free and before its televised broadcast.America's"Next Top"Wannabes (E! Online)E! Online - UPN […]

Starbucks to Move Workers to L.A. Office (AP)AP - Starbucks Corp. plans to move some employees to an office in the Los Angeles area, in yet another sign of the company's growing interest in selling entertainment along with its lattes and Frappuccinos.Rhames in the swim for Aquaman pilot […]