Archive for November, 2006

Nov 26 - France

Sunday, November 26th, 2006

Nov 26 - France launched its first satellite (Sify News)Today is Sunday, Nov 26, the 330th day of 2006. There are 35 days left in the year.Boeing Ships MEASAT-3 Satellite to Baikonur Cosmodrome for Launch (SpaceRef)Boeing [NYSE: BA] and MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn Bhd (MEASAT) announced today that the MEASAT-3 communications satellite has been shipped […]

Faves to rerun 'Race'Reality

Sunday, November 26th, 2006

Faves to rerun 'Race'Reality TV: CBS to air 'All-Stars' skein in 2007 — CBS is giving "The Amazing Race" the all-star treatment. Net Tuesday confirmed the upcoming 11th edition of the Emmy-winning reality skein, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Bertram van Munster, will feature cast members from previous cycles of the show.

Faves to rerun 'Race'Reality

Sunday, November 26th, 2006

Faves to rerun 'Race'Reality TV: CBS to air 'All-Stars' skein in 2007 — CBS is giving "The Amazing Race" the all-star treatment. Net Tuesday confirmed the upcoming 11th edition of the Emmy-winning reality skein, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Bertram van Munster, will feature cast members from previous cycles of the show.

NBC orders more scripts

Sunday, November 26th, 2006

NBC orders more scripts for"30 Rock"(Reuters)Reuters - NBC has ordered three additional scripts of freshman comedy"30 Rock,"which got off to a lackluster start despite critical praise.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 […]

Faves to rerun 'Race'Reality

Sunday, November 26th, 2006

Faves to rerun 'Race'Reality TV: CBS to air 'All-Stars' skein in 2007 — CBS is giving "The Amazing Race" the all-star treatment. Net Tuesday confirmed the upcoming 11th edition of the Emmy-winning reality skein, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Bertram van Munster, will feature cast members from previous cycles of the show.

Faves to rerun 'Race'Reality

Saturday, November 25th, 2006

Faves to rerun 'Race'Reality TV: CBS to air 'All-Stars' skein in 2007 — CBS is giving "The Amazing Race" the all-star treatment. Net Tuesday confirmed the upcoming 11th edition of the Emmy-winning reality skein, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Bertram van Munster, will feature cast members from previous cycles of the show.

CBSE to begin satellite

Saturday, November 25th, 2006

CBSE to begin satellite education in India (OneWorld South Asia)Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to launch a satellite education programme in schools across the country from next year.An initiative of the vocational education department, CBSE, specific lessons would be transmitted through satellite from various regional offices of the board under the programme.Satellite, […]

Faves to rerun 'Race'Reality

Saturday, November 25th, 2006

Faves to rerun 'Race'Reality TV: CBS to air 'All-Stars' skein in 2007 — CBS is giving "The Amazing Race" the all-star treatment. Net Tuesday confirmed the upcoming 11th edition of the Emmy-winning reality skein, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Bertram van Munster, will feature cast members from previous cycles of the show.

Broadcasters countering indecency crackdown

Saturday, November 25th, 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.Madonna: Like a Pitchwoman […]

Satellite services look to

Saturday, November 25th, 2006

Satellite services look to HDTV for a boost (Houston Chronicle)Cable and satellite television providers will fight for upscale subscribers on a new battlefront this holiday season: the local electronics shop. Pricey flat-screen high-definition televisions are expected to be one of the hottest items in the United States this season, when an estimated $21 billion will […]

CBSE to begin satellite

Saturday, November 25th, 2006

CBSE to begin satellite education in India (OneWorld South Asia)Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to launch a satellite education programme in schools across the country from next year.An initiative of the vocational education department, CBSE, specific lessons would be transmitted through satellite from various regional offices of the board under the programme.Design […]

Satellite dish decision upheld

Friday, November 24th, 2006

Satellite dish decision upheld (Courier-Post)A township woman cannot force a neighbor to remove a TV satellite dish that she contends is in her view, an appeals court has ruled.Fans find satellite horse racing facility a safe bet (Contra Costa Times)Like many horse racing aficionados, Earl Rhodes has his superstitions. When he arrives at the Pleasanton […]

Fans find satellite horse

Friday, November 24th, 2006

Fans find satellite horse racing facility a safe bet (Contra Costa Times)Like many horse racing aficionados, Earl Rhodes has his superstitions. When he arrives at the Pleasanton Satellite Racing facility, he purposefully asks for the second racing form in the pile.Satellite dish decision upheld (Courier-Post)A township woman cannot force a neighbor to remove a TV […]

O.J. Speaks: Still Didn't

Friday, November 24th, 2006

O.J. Speaks: Still Didn't Do It (E! Online)E! Online - O.J. Simpson may be on the outs with, well, just about everyone, but there's at least one issue on which he sides with his critics: The title of his ill-fated book, O.Broadcasters countering indecency crackdown […]

Faves to rerun 'Race'Reality

Friday, November 24th, 2006

Faves to rerun 'Race'Reality TV: CBS to air 'All-Stars' skein in 2007 — CBS is giving "The Amazing Race" the all-star treatment. Net Tuesday confirmed the upcoming 11th edition of the Emmy-winning reality skein, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Bertram van Munster, will feature cast members from previous cycles of the show.

"Dancing"puts beat into ABC

Friday, November 24th, 2006

"Dancing"puts beat into ABC weekly win (Reuters)Reuters - With the finale of"Dancing With the Stars,"ABC took four of last week's top five shows in both viewership and the coveted adults 18-49 demographic, according to Nielsen Media Research data issued Tuesday.Simpson: I deserve criticism for book […]

Sirius claims 200,000 satellite

Friday, November 24th, 2006

Sirius claims 200,000 satellite radio subscribers (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)Sirius Canada Inc. said Wednesday it signed up more than 200,000 paying customers to its satellite radio service during its first year of operation.China to send satellite to Mars on Russian spacecraft (New Kerala)Moscow, Nov 22: China would join a Russian mission to the Mars […]

FGCU dumps plans to

Thursday, November 23rd, 2006

FGCU dumps plans to build satellite campus in Charlotte County (Naples Daily News)The Florida Gulf Coast University Board of Trustees has killed plans to partner with a New York developer to build a satellite campus in Charlotte County. At least for now. In a special meeting Wednesday the board that governs the university unanimously voted […]

Satellite, cable fight for

Thursday, November 23rd, 2006

Satellite, cable fight for U.S. customers in stores (Reuters via Yahoo! News)Cable and satellite television providers will fight for upscale subscribers on a new battlefront this holiday season: The local electronics shop.Satellite, cable fight for U.S. customers in stores (Muzi)Cable and satellite television providers will fight for upscale subscribers on a new battlefront this holiday […]

Russian Military Satellite Burnt

Thursday, November 23rd, 2006

Russian Military Satellite Burnt Up After Mission Completed (Space War)by Staff Writers Moscow, Russia (XNA) Nov 22, 2006 A Russian military satellite was de-orbited and burnt up in the Earth's atmosphere on Monday after its mission was completed, a Space Forces spokesman said. "The mission of the Cosmos-2423 satellite was accomplished. The satellite was de-orbited.China […]