Linktone to Establish Exclusive Partnership With Hainan Satellite ('Travel Channel China') for Wireless Value Added … (SYS-CON Media)Linktone Ltd. , a leading provider of wireless interactive entertainment products and services to consumers in China, announced today that the Company has signed an exclusive partnership with Hainan Satellite (i.e. ''Travel Channel China''), an innovative and unique […]

Japan scientists fail to unfold satellite antenna (Reuters via Yahoo! News)Japanese scientists have managed to open only one of two massive antennas on the country's biggest-ever satellite after its launch just over a week ago, a spokeswoman for Japan's space agency said on Tuesday.What Will Happen When Global Satellite Broadcasting Corporation Actually Goes Global? (SeekingAlpha […]

Japan scientists fail to unfold satellite antenna (Reuters via Yahoo! News)Japanese scientists have managed to open only one of two massive antennas on the country's biggest-ever satellite after its launch just over a week ago, a spokeswoman for Japan's space agency said on Tuesday.Satellite Phones as Weapons (Strategy Page)December 26, 2006: The recent death of […]

What Will Happen When Global Satellite Broadcasting Corporation Actually Goes Global? (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance)Anonymous submits: On the corporate side, business innovations are brewing, and one example of whats happening with Global Satellite Broadcasting Corporation's [GSBC ] patented technology is the emergence of the out-of-home television advertising network providers, currently being led by Shanghai-based Focus […]

Four Foreign Companies Compete for Turkey's Military Satellite (Zaman Online)Project Gokturk, a Turkish military satellite venture, is evaluating bids from four foreign companies. England’s Eads Astrium, Israel’s IAI, Germany’s Ohb-System and Italy’s Telespazio have already made their bids to undertake the Gokturk project.Japan's biggest satellite fails to deploy 1 of 2 antenna reflectors (Kyodo via […]

Schwarzenegger breaks leg in ski mishap (AP)AP - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was recuperating in Sun Valley, Idaho, on Sunday, a day after he broke his leg while skiing there.

Daly denies rivalry to replace Clark (AP)AP - Carson Daly has dismissed the idea that he and Ryan Seacrest are in a rivalry to replace New Year's Eve icon Dick Clark, who suffered a stroke two years ago.Henner weds college roommate's ex-beau (AP)AP - Actress […]

Meridian Communications Satellite Placed in Final Orbit (RedNova)MOSCOW. Dec 24 (Interfax-AVN) - A new generation communication satellite, the Meridian, launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk region has been placed in the final orbit, the Russian Space Troops' information and public relations service told Interfax-AVN.

Hello, Dolly; Goodbye, Jessica! (E! Online)E! Online - Dolly Parton may not have had a problem with Jessica Simpson's poorly executed rendition of"9 to 5" at the Kennedy Center Honors this month, but the same can't be said for Simpson herself.Henner weds college roommate's ex-beau […]

Cris Judd isn't mad at ex Jennifer Lopez (AP)AP - Cris Judd has a new dancing show. So does Jennifer Lopez. So how does Judd feel competing with his ex-wife?'Godfather of Soul'James Brown dies (AP)AP - James Brown, the dynamic, pompadoured"Godfather of Soul,"whose rasping vocals […]

Russia launches carrier rocket with communications satellite (Russian Information Agency Novosti)MOSCOW, December 24 (RIA Novosti) - A carrier rocket with a communications satellite was launched from a site in northern Russia, the press office of the Russian Space Forces said Sunday.Olympic weather satellite working normally on orbit-tests (China Daily)On-orbit tests show that Fengyun-2D (FY-2D), geostationary […]

King of Queens'Reign to End in May (E! Online)E! Online - CBS is taking back the keys to the castle in Queens.NBC looks to break the ice with NHL (Reuters)Reuters - NBC will create a National Hockey League game of the week and focus […]

Hello, Dolly; Goodbye, Jessica! (E! Online)E! Online - Dolly Parton may not have had a problem with Jessica Simpson's poorly executed rendition of"9 to 5" at the Kennedy Center Honors this month, but the same can't be said for Simpson herself.Actor joins Kelley's"Wedding"party (Reuters)Reuters - […]

Upscale broadcaster Plum ripe for expansion (Reuters)Reuters - Plum, a small company that is building TV networks in some of the country's richest neighborhoods, said Thursday that it has raised$20 million in a financing round that included entertainers and former top entertainment executives.Cris Judd isn't mad […]

Alcatel to built Eutelsat W7 satellite (Spacetoday.net)Alcatel Alenia Space has won a contract to built a new communications satellite for European…Japan to Launch Spy Satellite February 07 (RedNova)Text of report in English by Japanese news agency Kyodo Tokyo, 22 December: Japan will launch a radar satellite on 15 February next year that will complete its […]

Review: Toshiba Satellite P105-S6024 a solid budget laptop (CNN.com)Toshiba has recently dominated the field of desktop-replacement media machines with its Qosmio line, and the company's first Satellite P105 configuration, the Satellite P105-S921, performed in line with some of the better gaming laptops on the market.AT&T battles cable, satellite TV services / New bundle uses telephone […]

Japan to launch spy satellite in Feb (NDTV)Japan is set to launch its fourth intelligence-gathering satellite into space in February, the government said on Friday.AT&T battles cable, satellite TV services / New bundle uses telephone lines for video, voice, Net (San Francisco Chronicle)AT&T launched a new television subscription service in select Bay Area cities Thursday, […]

Hilary Duff Plays with Barbie (E! Online)E! Online - Hilary Duff is getting cut down to size. Twelve inches, to be exact.Time Warner Cable gets closer to going public (Reuters)Reuters - Shares of Time Warner Cable could begin trading in two weeks, if a […]

Alcatel to built Eutelsat W7 satellite (Spacetoday.net)Alcatel Alenia Space has won a contract to built a new communications satellite for European…Old Prison Building to Become Museum: It'Ll Be Converted to Natural Science Satellite Facility Within Subdivision (RedNova)By Eric Hanson, Houston Chronicle Dec. 22–SUGAR LAND — An old prison building that sat unused for decades has […]

'24'star shines as actor, rodeo champ (AP)AP - Kiefer Sutherland is an Emmy award winner for his role as agent Jack Bauer on"24,"but he also holds another prestigious title: rodeo champion.Litigious Stripper Drops LeBlanc Suit (E! Online)E! Online - Matt LeBlanc can finally turn the […]