Archive for June, 2006

New NOAA Tsunameter Buoys

Friday, June 30th, 2006

New NOAA Tsunameter Buoys System Will Use Iridium Satellite Links to Transmit Data (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)Iridium is providing satellite data links for a new system of 31 ocean buoys that the U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Data Center is deploying.Space Systems/Loral Selected to Build New Satellite for EchoStar […]

Reynolds: ABC said to'make

Friday, June 30th, 2006

Reynolds: ABC said to'make up a story'(AP)AP - Ousted cast member Star Jones Reynolds said Thursday she was told she could "make up a story" about why she was leaving "The View" and her colleagues would have gone along with it.Most networks to go live for Discovery launch (Reuters)Reuters - […]

Congenial chat show"The View"turns

Friday, June 30th, 2006

Congenial chat show"The View"turns chilly (Reuters)Reuters - Star Jones Reynolds, co-host of "The View," was barred on Wednesday from the show she helped build into a daytime television fixture a day after catching her colleagues and the network off guard by announcing plans to leave in […]

Variety to do entertainment

Friday, June 30th, 2006

Variety to do entertainment news for Sirius Satellite Radio (San Francisco Chronicle)Variety has reached a deal with Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. to do regular radio news reports on the entertainment industry from its offices in Los Angeles, the companies announced Thursday. The reports will air several times an hour on Sirius' channel…Classified satellite launched from […]

Star Jones Reynolds erased

Friday, June 30th, 2006

Star Jones Reynolds erased from'View'(AP)AP - Star Jones Reynolds was booted from "The View" Wednesday, one day after surprising ABC and Barbara Walters by saying on the air that she wouldn't be returning to the daytime talk show in the fall.Elliott latest legal eagle for"Home"(Reuters)Reuters - David James Elliott is joining the cast of […]

Variety to do entertainment

Friday, June 30th, 2006

Variety to do entertainment news for Sirius Satellite Radio (San Francisco Chronicle)Variety has reached a deal with Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. to do regular radio news reports on the entertainment industry from its offices in Los Angeles, the companies announced Thursday. The reports will air several times an hour on Sirius' channel…Globalstar Granted License to […]

ATK Composite and Propulsion

Thursday, June 29th, 2006

ATK Composite and Propulsion Technologies Help Launch National Reconnaissance Office Satellite (SpaceRef)Alliant Techsystems propulsion and composite technologies supported yesterday's successful launch of a Boeing Delta IV rocket carrying a classified spy satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.Utility to introduce satellite tracking (Computing.co.uk)James Brown, Computing , Thursday 29 June 2006 at 00:00:00 […]

France To Launch Military

Thursday, June 29th, 2006

France To Launch Military Communications Satellite In August (Space War)by Staff Writers Fauvieres, France (AFP) Jun 28, 2006 France is set to launch its military communications satellite, Syracuse 3B, on August 11 from its base in Kourou, French Guiana, the program director said Wednesday.Classified satellite launched in Calif. (AP via Yahoo! News)A classified satellite for […]

Genie Francis back to'General

Thursday, June 29th, 2006

Genie Francis back to'General Hospital'(AP)AP - "General Hospital" is giving fans much to talk about: the reunion of Luke and Laura Spencer, the ABC soap opera's most popular couple.Star Jones Reynolds erased from'View'(AP)AP - Star Jones Reynolds was booted from "The View" Wednesday, one day after surprising ABC and Barbara Walters by saying on the […]

"Futurama"Pulls a"Family Guy"(E! Online)E!

Thursday, June 29th, 2006

"Futurama"Pulls a"Family Guy"(E! Online)E! Online - Three years after the show last aired on prime time, the cable net has signed a deal to resurrect the former Fox animated series for a minimum 13-episode run.

Classified Satellite Launched From

Thursday, June 29th, 2006

Classified Satellite Launched From California (KABC-TV Los Angeles)A classified satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office was launched into space Tuesday night aboard a Boeing Delta 4 rocket.FRANCE TO LAUNCH MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE IN AUGUST (The Tocqueville Connection)FAUVIERES, France, June 28, 2006 (AFP) - France is set to launch its military communications satellite, Syracuse 3B, on […]

A&E reality guru expands

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006

A&E reality guru expands her realmReality TV: Dubuc promoted to senior veep of nonfiction — A&E senior veep Nancy Dubuc, the programming exec behind"Dog the Bounty Hunter"and"Airline,"is about to put her stamp on the rest of A&E Television Networks.Rookies face harsh realityReality TV:'Book Club,''Guy'fail to find audiences — ABC and CBS took some chances in […]

Bloodthirsty"Blade"slices its way to

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006

Bloodthirsty"Blade"slices its way to small screen (Reuters)Reuters - I've never really been a big vampire guy, and my comic-book tastes always ran to Archie and Superman rather than the darker themes of good and evil. So it stood to reason I wasn't going to rave about"Blade: The […]

Rookies face harsh realityReality

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006

Rookies face harsh realityReality TV:'Book Club,''Guy'fail to find audiences — ABC and CBS took some chances in June by launching a pair of unscripted skeins that departed from the all-too-familiar conventions of the genre. Both bombed — big time.A&E reality guru expands her realmReality TV: Dubuc promoted to senior veep of nonfiction — A&E senior […]

Russian Carrier Rocket Delivers

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006

Russian Carrier Rocket Delivers Military Satellite into Orbit (New York Jewish Times)MOSCOW (RIA Novosti) — A Russian carrier rocket has delivered a military satellite into orbit, Russia's federal space agency said.Sirius' Karmazin would like to buy XM Satellite (Reuters via Yahoo! News)Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. Chief Executive Mel Karmazin said on Monday that he would […]

Star Jones Reynolds leaving"The

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006

Star Jones Reynolds leaving"The View"in July (Reuters)Reuters -"The View"co-host Star Jones Reynolds said on Tuesday she is leaving the daytime chat show in July, no doubt disappointing fans who hoped to see sparks fly when Rosie O'Donnell joins the program this fall.Prime-Time Nielsen ratings […]

Hughes Grants License to

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006

Hughes Grants License to MTI to Manufacture IPoS Compliant Ku-band Satellite Terminals (SYS-CON Media)Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite network solutions and services, announced today that it has signed an Intellectual Property License Agreement with Microelectronics Technology, Inc. (MTI) of Taiwan, Republic of China. The agreement grants MTI rights to […]

Univision's board approves$12.3B sale

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006

Univision's board approves$12.3B sale (AP)AP - Univision Communications Inc.'s board has agreed to sell the nation's largest Spanish-language broadcaster for $12.3 billion in cash to a consortium of investors, the parties involved in the sale announced early Tuesday.NFL Net gets dish on carriage (Reuters)Reuters - […]

A&E reality guru expands

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006

A&E reality guru expands her realmReality TV: Dubuc promoted to senior veep of nonfiction — A&E senior veep Nancy Dubuc, the programming exec behind"Dog the Bounty Hunter"and"Airline,"is about to put her stamp on the rest of A&E Television Networks.Rookies face harsh realityReality TV:'Book Club,''Guy'fail to find audiences — ABC and CBS took some chances in […]

Satellite TV for environment

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006

Satellite TV for environment (AME Info)Saudi Arabia will introduce a satellite television channel in September 2006 which will run programmes about meteorological and environmental issues, reported WAM. Bea'te TV is also looking for partnerships with both governments and non-governmental organisations in Arab countries to promote environmental causes.Sirius's Karmazin - would like to buy XM Satellite […]