White House gates shut to"Kazakh reporter"comic (Reuters)Reuters - Borat, the fictional TV reporter from Kazakhstan, may have gotten under the skin of Kazakh officials but on Thursday he couldn't get past the gates of the White House.'Ugly Betty'on ABC is TV's top-rated […]

Major Weather Satellite Acquisition to be Examined by House Science Committee (SpaceRef)Tomorrow, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and an official from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) will testify before the House Science Committee on NOAA's acquisition of a major, multi-billion dollar weather satellite system and a new GAO report on […]

'Race' facing 11th runReality TV: Eye orders production on new season of reality skein — "The Amazing Race" is sprinting to another season. CBS has greenlit production on the 11th cycle of the globetrotting reality skein from exec producers Jerry Bruckheimer and Bert van Munster. News comes two weeks after "Race" relocated to a new […]

"Survivor"Desegregates (E! Online)E! Online - The South Pacific has finally caught up to the South.Nothing"Ugly"About Thursday (E! Online)E! Online - Ugly Betty was pretty big. Grey's Anatomy was even bigger. CSI was the biggest.Brush with TV segregation over at"Survivor"(Reuters)Reuters -"Survivor"has ended its brush […]

Reality show takes inventory at NYC's Macy's (Reuters)Reuters - Interviewing elves. Celebrities launching perfumes. Organizing New York's massive Thanksgiving Day parade.

"Lost"Charges Down the Hatch (E! Online)E! Online - Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, better known by the much more spell check-friendly name of Mr. Eko on Lost, managed to get two charges of traffic violations against him dropped Tuesday.Warsaw turns on the charm as Miss World […]

Fox, Smigel share"Animals"passion (Reuters)Reuters - Fox is developing a cartoon series with Robert Smigel, the comedian famed for the foul-mouthed puppet Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog.CBS inspired by"Genius"pilot (Reuters)Reuters - CBS has committed to shoot a comedy pilot called"Genius Bar,"written by two […]

Reality show takes inventory at NYC's Macy's (Reuters)Reuters - Interviewing elves. Celebrities launching perfumes. Organizing New York's massive Thanksgiving Day parade."Lost"Charges Down the Hatch (E! Online)E! Online - Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, better known by the much more spell check-friendly name […]

"Lost"Charges Down the Hatch (E! Online)E! Online - Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, better known by the much more spell check-friendly name of Mr. Eko on Lost, managed to get two charges of traffic violations against him dropped Tuesday.

Sirius launches portable satellite radio (Reuters via Yahoo! News)Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. on Tuesday introduced its first pocket-sized portable radio that allows subscribers to listen to live broadcasts and to digital music from their personal collections.Goodrich Technology Launches On Board Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Solar Physics Satellite 'Solar-B' (SpaceRef)The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) recently […]

Actor Emerson takes charge of The Others (AP)AP - Henry Gale wasn't supposed to survive this long. The cunning, bug-eyed character on ABC's castaway drama"Lost,"played by Michael Emerson, was hired for three episodes midway through Season 2. But once producers saw Emerson in action, he was made into a key […]

'Oprah & Friends' Attracts New Advertisers for XM Satellite Radio (SYS-CON Media)Harpo Radio, Inc. and XM Satellite Radio today announced that the launch of the much- anticipated 'Oprah & Friends' radio channel has attracted thirteen new, high- profile advertisers for XM.Goodrich Technology Launches On Board Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Solar Physics Satellite 'Solar-B' (SpaceRef)The Japan […]

Fox chief: Clinton response an'assault'(AP)AP - Fox News chief Roger Ailes says former President Clinton's response to Chris Wallace's question about going after Osama bin Laden represents"an assault on all journalists."NBC, Cablevision in video-on-demand deal (Reuters)Reuters - Cablevision has entered the broadcast video-on-demand (VOD) business, striking a deal […]

SIRIUS Satellite Radio Adds UEFA Champions League Soccer to Unequaled Sports Programming Lineup (Broadcast Newsroom)NEW YORK, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — SIRIUS Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) announced today an agreement that will expand SIRIUS' soccer coverage to include live matches from the UEFA Champions League, featuring the best club soccer teams in the world.US Air Force […]

Race, religion and resistance line upReality TV: Tuning In: A brief thought regarding TV's entertainment forays into matters of race and religion. Television historically achieved ground-breaking work tackling controversial issues, from "All in the Family's" still-rarely matched exploration of race and politics to the emotional power of "Roots."

SIRIUS Satellite Radio Adds UEFA Champions League Soccer to Unequaled Sports Programming Lineup (Broadcast Newsroom)NEW YORK, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — SIRIUS Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) announced today an agreement that will expand SIRIUS' soccer coverage to include live matches from the UEFA Champions League, featuring the best club soccer teams in the world.

Race, religion and resistance line upReality TV: Tuning In: A brief thought regarding TV's entertainment forays into matters of race and religion. Television historically achieved ground-breaking work tackling controversial issues, from "All in the Family's" still-rarely matched exploration of race and politics to the emotional power of "Roots."

"Scrubs"Nurse Needs Doctoring (E! Online)E! Online - Unfortunately, Judy Reyes'latest trip to the ER wasn't as a guest-star."Law&Order"draws inspiration from Mel Gibson (Reuters)Reuters - While Mel Gibson secretly roams the United States testing reaction to his latest movie,"Apocalypto,"one of television's longest running […]

Father of'Idol'winner sues publisher (AP)AP - The father of"American Idol"winner Fantasia Barrino has filed a$10 million libel suit against the publisher of a book about his daughter, alleging that it contains"false, exaggerated, sensational, intentional and malicious untruths."Bono to be first guest on pop star show […]

A&E finds 'Lost Boys'Reality TV: 'Coreys,' 'Paranormal U' get greenlight — Corey Feldman and Corey Haim are reuniting in the name of reality TV. The former teen idols and RDF USA ("Wife Swap") have teamed with cable net A&E for "The Coreys: Return of the Lost Boys," a comedic half-hour about their lives as grownups. […]