Archive for November, 2006

Gotti Star Busted (E!

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

Gotti Star Busted (E! Online)E! Online - Apparently, when you're Growing Up Gotti, Johnny Law is never far behind.ABC has"Instinct"for"Primetime"return (Reuters)Reuters - ABC newsmagazine"Primetime"will get its first shot of the season on the regular schedule next week, when it begins a five-episode run for […]

A&E shines up more

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

A&E shines up more 'Jewels'Reality TV: Cable network reups Simmons reality show — A&E has greenlit a supersized second season of "Gene Simmons Family Jewels." Cabler has begun production on 20 one-hour episodes for a premiere sometime in 2007.

Man in yellow quits

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

Man in yellow quits kids super group The Wiggles (Reuters)Reuters - The frontman of one Australia most successful entertainers, children's group The Wiggles, quit on Thursday to battle a rare illness.A Baby Today for Matt Lauer (E! Online)E! Online - Better brew that […]

Bachelor Prince Picks Princess

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

Bachelor Prince Picks Princess (E! Online)E! Online - Prince Lorenzo Borghese is hot for teacher.Madonna Special a Turkey (E! Online)E! Online - Madonna is many things, but apparently, a holiday favorite she's not.Strahan verbally confronts ESPN reporter (AP)AP - Losing isn't […]

Mammogram Via Satellite Helps

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

Mammogram Via Satellite Helps Rural Women (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)WEDNESDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) — By using digital mammograms and a satellite link-up, radiologists in Michigan were able to examine the mammograms of rural Native American women in North Dakota and South Dakota.China company confirms satellite failure (AP via Yahoo! News)A Chinese company confirmed Tuesday […]

Satellite to Track Elusive

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

Satellite to Track Elusive Pakistani Snow Leopards (Environmental News Network)Conservationists in Pakistan have for the first time attached a satellite tracking collar to a snow leopard with the aim of gathering crucial information for efforts to save the endangered big cats.China may let failed broadcast satellite burn (Reuters via Yahoo! News)China may let SinoSat-2, a […]

Celebs cop CBS reality

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

Celebs cop CBS reality gigReality TV: Production begins on 'Armed and Famous' — America's Most Wanted, meet America's D-list celebrities. Production has begun on the CBS reality entry "Armed and Famous," which follows five "celebrities" as they train to become police officers in Muncie, Ind.Ratings drop for 'Real'Reality TV: MTV's 'World' down 53% from last […]

Ratings drop for 'Real'Reality

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

Ratings drop for 'Real'Reality TV: MTV's 'World' down 53% from last season — Long-running MTV reality franchise "The Real World" may finally be showing signs of age. Skein's 18th edition, "The Real World: Denver," premiered to lackluster numbers in its new Wednesdays-at-10 timeslot.Celebs cop CBS reality gigReality TV: Production begins on 'Armed and Famous' — […]

China's first circumlunar exploration

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

China's first circumlunar exploration satellite to be ready next February (People's Daily)China will wrap up construction of the country's first circumlunar exploration satellite, Chang'e I, by February so that the moon orbiting project will start on schedule, according to moon probe program chief scientist Ouyang Ziyuan.

European probe into Thales

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

European probe into Thales bid for satellite companies (AFP via Yahoo! News)The European Commission said it has opened an in-depth investigation into the proposed acquisition by French defense group Thales of Alcatel's holdings in satellite companies Alcatel Alenia Space (AAS) and Telespazio.Satellite Radio Sales Suffering: More Fuel for the Sirius-XMSR Merger Fire? (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! […]

Satellite Radio Sales Suffering:

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

Satellite Radio Sales Suffering: More Fuel for the Sirius-XMSR Merger Fire? (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance)Ant & Sons submits: In a Smart Money article set to be released in the magazine's December 1 issue, author Dyan Machan sheds some light on the possibility of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. merging with satellite radio competitor XM Satellite Radio […]

Anchors away to Jordan

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

Anchors away to Jordan for Bush summit (Reuters)Reuters - CBS, ABC and Fox News said Monday they are sending their anchors to Amman, where President George W. Bush will meet this week with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Jordan's King Abdullah.Tawny Kitaen's Cocaine Rap […]

Fox Reality uploads to

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

Fox Reality uploads to iTunesReality TV: First episodes of original series to bow online — Fox Reality has partnered with Apple to deliver the first episode of all of its upcoming original series to iTunes — for free — one week prior to their premieres.

Mexican TV host Raul

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

Mexican TV host Raul Velasco dies at 73 (AP)AP - Raul Velasco, who hosted one of Mexico's most popular and enduring television programs,"Siempre en Domingo,"died Sunday at his home in the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco, his network said. He was 73.O.J. Speaks: Still Didn't Do It […]

Tawny Kitaen's Cocaine Rap

Monday, November 27th, 2006

Tawny Kitaen's Cocaine Rap (E! Online)E! Online - No baseball players were harmed in the making of this drug bust.On radio, comic apologizes for tirade (AP)AP - Comedian Michael Richards said Sunday he did not consider himself a racist, and that he was"shattered"by the comments […]

Man sues for 'unsporting'

Monday, November 27th, 2006

Man sues for 'unsporting' satellite deal (Independent Online)A Durban man is taking a dispute with the television service company Multichoice to court, claiming the cost of a satellite dish he alleges he was misled into buying.Lifting The Darkness On Japan's Next Spy Satellite (SpaceDaily)by Morris Jones Geelong, Australia (SPX) Nov 27, 2006 At some time […]

Sun TV to merge

Monday, November 27th, 2006

Sun TV to merge Gemini, Udaya with itself (Reuters via Yahoo! India News)MUMBAI (Reuters) - Television broadcaster, Sun TV Ltd., said on Monday its board approved the merger of satellite television company, Gemini TV Pvt. Ltd. with itself.(AFX UK Focus) 2006-11-26 15:47 GMT: Thales pledges restraint in satellite mkt activity to get EU OK on […]

Broadcasters countering indecency crackdown

Monday, November 27th, 2006

Broadcasters countering indecency crackdown (Reuters)Reuters - U.S. television broadcasters Fox and CBS Corp. this week argued that a Federal Communications Commission crackdown on fleeting TV profanity and nudity was unconstitutional and a big change in how the agency handled similar cases.Comic Relief'06 Cashes In […]

Rodriguez has 2 movies

Monday, November 27th, 2006

Rodriguez has 2 movies opening soon (AP)AP - Freddy Rodriguez has gone from undertaker to A-lister. The 31-year-old actor, who played embalmer Frederico"Rico"Diaz on the HBO hit"Six Feet Under,"has two movies opening this month.Comic Relief'06 Cashes In (E! Online)E! Online - Laughter may not be […]

Burke's tremors, other secrets

Sunday, November 26th, 2006

Burke's tremors, other secrets are revealed on extended'Grey's Anatomy'(AP)AP - The characters on ABC's"Grey's Anatomy"learned a lesson this week that could have come straight from their former Sunday night neighbor"Desperate Housewives": Secrets never stay buried for long. (Spoiler alert: Stop reading now if you've saved the episode for later viewing.)The real Kramer: That's not me […]