Ventriloquist wins 'Talent' contestReality TV: Puppet master takes trophy in NBC show — Working with puppets has certainly paid off for Terry Fator. The crowd-pleasing ventriloquist and impersonator was named the winner of NBC's "America's Got Talent" in the variety contest's second-season finale Tuesday night.Promofilm catches 'Bee'Reality TV: Company lands format rights — Promofilm has […]

Canadians to select the next Maria von Trapp(Reuters)Reuters - Canadian television viewers will getthe chance to select the actress who will play Maria von Trappin the North American premiere of"The Sound of Music," theproducers said on Wednesday.'Cavemen'sitcom evolves for ABC debut(AP)AP -"Cavemen"had to undergo a pre-debut evolution. A new first episode with a new setting— […]

Satellite pioneers saluted 50 years on from the launch of Sputnik (AFP via Yahoo! News)Space experts from around the world assembled in this southern Indian city on Tuesday to look back 50 years to the launch of the first artificial satellite and pay tribute to the pioneers of the space age.Sick of Cable TV Service? […]

Satellite pioneers saluted 50 years on from the launch of Sputnik (AFP via Yahoo! News)Space experts from around the world assembled in this southern Indian city on Tuesday to look back 50 years to the launch of the first artificial satellite and pay tribute to the pioneers of the space age.Last School Days Episode's 1st […]

Lifetime boosts reality team with hireReality TV: Varo to handle development for network — Lifetime is expanding its reality team, hiring CBS exec Sandy Varo to a top post.'Dumped' puts rubbish to good useReality TV: British reality show promotes recycling — Can a reality TV program be a ratings champ and serve the public at […]

Sick of Cable TV Service? Switch to Satellite (Richfield Reaper)(ARA) - Tired of the fuzzy picture on your TV screen? Or the cable going out at the most inopportune moment? Satellite may have seemed more costly upfront when it first surfaced, but these days it can be a better value than cable and just makes […]

Cedric gets a wife in ABC comedy pilot(Reuters)Reuters - Regina Hall will staropposite Cedric the Entertainer in the comedian's family pilotfor ABC.

'Big Brother' hits new highsReality TV: Increased drama increases ratings — As the number of insults, tantrums and crying jags increased in the "Big Brother" house last week, so too did the ratings.MTV, MySpace team on 'Love'Reality TV: Reality show offers date with Tila Tequila — MTV is courting the MySpace demo. Net has greenlit […]

Satellite pioneers saluted 50 years on from the launch of Sputnik (AFP via Yahoo! News)Space experts from around the world assembled in this southern Indian city on Tuesday to look back 50 years to the launch of the first artificial satellite and pay tribute to the pioneers of the space age.ISRO to expand commercial satellite […]

Next Galileo satellite launch delayed (Spacetoday.net)The launch of the next demonstration satellite for Europe's Galileo satellite system has been…Satellite TV operator mulls splitting (Independent Online)EchoStar Communications said that it may split into two publicly traded companies, one to operate the Dish satellite TV service and the other to focus on technology development.European polar satellite improving […]

Globetrotters get dose of realityReality TV: Basketball franchise headed for small screen — The Harlem Globetrotters are partnering with “Hell’s Kitchen” producer A. Smith&Co., signing a deal with the company to develop smallscreen properties linked to the 81-year-old basketball franchise’s brand.'Hell's Kitchen' fires up finaleReality TV: Reality show ends summer run on top — Fox's […]

Delta rocket picked to launch Italian satellite (Spaceflight Now)ST. LOUIS — The Boeing Company, through its commercial launch business, has been awarded a contract to launch the third COSMO-Skymed commercial satellite for Thales Alenia Space Italia, the prime contractor of the Italian Space Agency.Hughes Ships More than 300,000 DVB-S2/IPoS with ACM Broadband Satellite Terminals Worldwide […]

Laughs and lessons in CW's'Aliens'(AP)AP - A group of Muslim worshippers were gathered for evening prayer inside the Islamic Center of Southern California when Moses Port and David Guarascio arrived.Disney Channel in tune with Jonas Brothers(Reuters)Reuters - After making stars ofsinger-actors like Hilary Duff and Miley Cyrus, Disney Channelhas now set its sights on a […]

'Hell's Kitchen' fires up finaleReality TV: Reality show ends summer run on top — Fox's "Hell's Kitchen" ended its third season in a blaze of glory Monday night, dominating its hour and posting the unscripted skein's best numbers of summer.Promofilm catches 'Bee'Reality TV: Company lands format rights — Promofilm has acquired format rights to “The […]

MTV's 'Punk'd' goes into syndicationReality TV: Kutcher's reality show to air reruns in fall 2008 — "Punk'd," the MTV reality show that uses hidden cameras to play pranks on celebrities, is going into TV syndication as a rerun half-hour in fall 2008.MTV orders 'The Paper'Reality TV: Unscripted series set to debut next year — MTV […]

Galileo satellite navigation network hit by another delay (AFP via Yahoo! News)The struggling European navigation system Galileo faces yet another delay with a three-month postponement of its second satellite launch, a press report said Monday.Major Cable and Satellite Operators Face Class Antitrust Suit (MultiChannel News)An antitrust lawsuit filed Thursday accuses leading programming, cable and satellite […]

E! sets Kim Kardashian showReality TV: Unscripted comedy to revolve around socialite — Forget Paris — E! is now all about Kim. As it bids farewell to "The Simple Life," cabler has greenlit production on an untitled reality skein to be toplined by another socialite: Kim Kardashian.Cuban, Newton try `Dancing'Reality TV: Reality show unveils new […]

'Big Brother' hits new highsReality TV: Increased drama increases ratings — As the number of insults, tantrums and crying jags increased in the "Big Brother" house last week, so too did the ratings.Globetrotters get dose of realityReality TV: Basketball franchise headed for small screen — The Harlem Globetrotters are partnering with “Hell’s Kitchen” producer A. […]

MTV's 'Punk'd' goes into syndicationReality TV: Kutcher's reality show to air reruns in fall 2008 — "Punk'd," the MTV reality show that uses hidden cameras to play pranks on celebrities, is going into TV syndication as a rerun half-hour in fall 2008.NBC's 'Talent' tops TuesdayReality TV: Finale brings in 13.9 million viewers — On Tuesday, […]

China to build satellite launch site in Wenchang (Taipei Times)China is planning to build a new satellite launch site — the country's fourth — to boost its burgeoning space program, state media reported yesterday.New Renaissance Providence Hotel Opens the First Satellite ArtTix Visitor's Center (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)The new Renaissance Providence Hotel has opened the […]