(AFX UK Focus) 2007-09-23 18:06 GMT: Launch of Galileo navigation test satellite to be delayed until March 2008 (Interactive Investor)FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - The launch of the second test satellite for the Galileo navigation project — envisioned to be a competitor to the NAVSTAR GPS positioning system — has been delayed to March 2008 from […]

VH1 checks into 'Celebrity Rehab'Reality TV: Network to feature stars from previous shows — A group of celebs who have appeared on VH1 reality series will soon appear in a new venue on the net: rehab.'Hell's Kitchen' fires up finaleReality TV: Reality show ends summer run on top — Fox's "Hell's Kitchen" ended its third […]

Much Ado About Kid Nation Premiere(E! Online)E! Online - The conch hit a flat note.ABC joins geek streak with office project(Reuters)Reuters - Geeks continue to be ahot commodity at the broadcast networks. On the eve of thehyped premieres of NBC's"Chuck" and CBS'"The Big Bang Theory"– both with nerds at the center — ABC has ordered […]

Global space summit looks to the future, 50 years after Sputnik-1 (AFP via Yahoo! News)Fifty years after the launch of the first man-made satellite, the global space industry gathers in India next week to find ways to benefit humanity — and make money in the process.MetroWest Medical Center opens Franklin satellite office (The Milford Daily […]

VH1 checks into 'Celebrity Rehab'Reality TV: Network to feature stars from previous shows — A group of celebs who have appeared on VH1 reality series will soon appear in a new venue on the net: rehab.Lifetime boosts reality team with hireReality TV: Varo to handle development for network — Lifetime is expanding its reality team, […]

Fox looks to cop laughs with 'Arrest'Reality TV: Reality show to lure criminals out of hiding — After 20 years of "Cops," Fox is looking for laughs with its latest police reality skein. Net has pacted with producer Scott Satin ("Who Wants to Be a Superhero?") for the tentatively titled "Smile! You're Under Arrest."

NBC Gets a Download of Itself(E! Online)E! Online -"Bite me, Apple," said the Peacock.Probst parodies himself in baseball spot(AP)AP - Bobby Thomson, Kirk Gibson or Derek Jeter— which one survives Jeff Probst's online tribal council? In a parody of his role as host of"Survivor,"Probst has created a spot for actober.com, which is produced by Major […]

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.

MTV orders 'The Paper'Reality TV: Unscripted series set to debut next year — MTV will deliver "The Paper" in winter 2008. The unscripted series, which follows the lives of students who write and manage "The Circuit" newspaper at Cypress Bay High School in Weston, Fla, is set to debut in the first quarter of next […]

Satellite Beach, developer plan tax talks (Florida Today)Satellite Beach began the process of negotiating a solution to its tax dispute with the developer of Pelican Coast, a partnership for military housing.Intel WiMax/satellite combo could bring Internet to remote regions (Addict 3D)A satellite/WiMax pilot project successfully tested by Intel and Vietnamese authorities sets the groundwork for […]

TV Lookout: Highlights for Sept. 23-29(AP)AP - Now hear this, all you"Star Wars"fans!

VH1 checks into 'Celebrity Rehab'Reality TV: Network to feature stars from previous shows — A group of celebs who have appeared on VH1 reality series will soon appear in a new venue on the net: rehab.Ventriloquist wins 'Talent' contestReality TV: Puppet master takes trophy in NBC show — Working with puppets has certainly paid off […]

Satellite Beach, developer plan tax talks (Florida Today)Satellite Beach began the process of negotiating a solution to its tax dispute with the developer of Pelican Coast, a partnership for military housing.Ahead of the Bell: Satellite Radio (AP via Yahoo! Finance)A Stifel Nicolaus analyst said slowing retail sales of satellite radios in August might mean lower […]

Philbin loses `Best Regis'a fourth time(AP)AP - Regis Philbin can't get a break. The 76-year-old talk-show host was overlooked yet again for the"Best Regis"award during the fifth annual Relly Awards, announced Friday on"Live With Regis and Kelly."Marcia Clark now reporting on O.J.(AP)AP - Twelve years after Marcia Clark heard jurors pronounce O.J. Simpson innocent of […]

Promofilm catches 'Bee'Reality TV: Company lands format rights — Promofilm has acquired format rights to “The Singing Bee” for Latin America and is preparing to produce the first versions in Argentina and Chile.Globetrotters get dose of realityReality TV: Basketball franchise headed for small screen — The Harlem Globetrotters are partnering with “Hell’s Kitchen” producer A. […]

Cuban, Newton try `Dancing'Reality TV: Reality show unveils new contestants — Is it possible Mark Cuban, Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Wayne Newton can dance? Viewers will find out on the new season of "Dancing With the Stars," which has assembled another eclectic field of contestants.

Taiyuan satellite launching center boasts 40-year successful operation (China Economic Net)This year marks the 40th anniversary of the foundation of the Taiyuan Satellite Launching Center. On Wednesday, the launching center successfully sent the third China-Brazil earth resource satellite into space.European satellite navigation gets off the ground (Times Online)The first, British-built satellite which forms part of […]

New ‘satellite’ post office to open Friday (Brenham Banner-Press)A new “satellite” post office aimed at helping alleviate traffic at the U.S. Postal Service facility here will be officially opened Friday. Congressman Michael McCaul will be on hand for a 1 p.m. ribbon cutting ceremony at Allied Ace Hardware, 307 N. Austin Parkway.Earth-imaging satellite launched into […]

Fox Business Network hires radio host(Reuters)Reuters - Fox Business Network has hired radiotalk-show personality and personal finance expert Dave Ramseyas the host of a new prime-time show, as it continues tobolster its lineup ahead of an October launch.ABC, NBC accelerates TV on the Web moves(Reuters)Reuters - U.S. television networks ABC and NBCplan to make their […]

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.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 […]