Helio's Dancing Card Cleared of Fiancée(E! Online)E! Online - You win some, you lose some.Conan O'Brien to pay strike-affected employees(Reuters)Reuters - TV talk-show host ConanO'Brien is digging into his own pocket to pay the salaries ofabout 75 production staffers idled by the Hollywood writersstrike, an official at NBC said Thursday.NBC goes further off script as […]

Dancing's Final Lap Goes to Helio(E! Online)E! Online - In the end, it was horsepower rather than girl power that lit up the ballroom.Berkley and Bravo in mambo combo(Reuters)Reuters -"Showgirls" actressElizabeth Berkley will host Bravo's new reality competitionseries"Step It Up and Dance," sources said. The show, formerlyknown as"Step It Up," will feature contestants trying tomaster […]

Moneyman Cramer stays in CNBC fold(Reuters)Reuters - Cable TV star Jim Cramer,who hosts"Mad Money With Jim Cramer" weeknights on CNBC, hassigned a long-term deal to stay with the business channel.Terms were not announced.

EU Bails Out Satellite Project as Germany Lifts Its Opposition (Bloomberg.com)Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) — The European Union kept alive its satellite project to rival the U.S. GPS system as Germany endorsed a public bailout after receiving assurances about contracts for its companies.Indonesia's Indosat says HSBC to finance satellite (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)JAKARTA, Nov 30 […]

E! keeps up with the KardashiansReality TV: Network renews reality series — E! has greenlit a second season of unscripted laffer "Keeping up With the Kardashians."

Toshiba Satellite A135-S4467 (CBS News)The Toshiba Satellite A135-S4467 is a middle-of-the-road system in every way, but it starts to look more impressive when you factor in the budget-friendly price, making it a solid choice for mainstream users. © 2007 CNET Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.Toshiba Satellite P205-S6237 (Core Duo 1.73GHz, 1GB […]

WGA reaches tentative deal with ABC News(AP)AP - Unionized ABC News staffers who have been working under an expired contract for nearly three years reached a tentative labor agreement with the Disney-owned network, the Writers Guild of America East said Thursday.Curtain rises for on-demand opera(Reuters)Reuters - The Metropolitan Operaand In Demand Networks have inked a […]

Toshiba Satellite U305 (Core 2 Duo 1.8GHz, 2GB RAM, 200GB HDD, Vista Home Premium) (CBS News)It's a little thicker than other 13.3-inch models, but the Toshiba Satellite U305 should suit home users who want a laptop that's packed with features but still lightweight. © 2007 CNET Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.Toshiba […]

Ferrera racks up another'Betty'honor(AP)AP - The ABC series"Ugly Betty"and the Disney movie"High School Musical 2"were double winners Wednesday night at the ninth Family Television Awards.Curtain rises for on-demand opera(Reuters)Reuters - The Metropolitan Operaand In Demand Networks have inked a deal to bring all eight newperformances from the Met's second season of"MetropolitanOpera: Live in High Definition"to […]

Hannah Storm leaving CBS''Early Show'(AP)AP - Hannah Storm is leaving as co-anchor of CBS'"The Early Show"after five years of daybreak duty, the network said Wednesday.Helio Castroneves, fiancee call it quits(AP)AP - Helio Castroneves won the mirrorball trophy on ABC's"Dancing With the Stars,"but lost his fiancee, Aliette Vazquez.Elizabeth Berkley Shows Up CSI: Miami(E! Online)E! Online - […]

Helio Huge, But No Record-Setter(E! Online)E! Online - Mel B lost. Emmitt Smith remained undefeated.Creepy Doll, Big Ratings(E! Online)E! Online - Did Marie Osmond's doll routine scare off the customers?Helio Castroneves, fiancee call it quits(AP)AP - Helio Castroneves won the mirrorball trophy on ABC's"Dancing With the Stars,"but lost his fiancee, Aliette Vazquez.Late-night TV in limbo […]

L.A. feature filming down but TV's upReality TV: Reality television dominating local production — In a surprise development, studios held back on stockpiling feature films in Los Angeles during the past three months in the face of strike fever but third-quarter TV production stayed sizzling.CMT orders 'Duet' reality showReality TV: Network buys episodes from FremantleMedia […]

L.A. feature filming down but TV's upReality TV: Reality television dominating local production — In a surprise development, studios held back on stockpiling feature films in Los Angeles during the past three months in the face of strike fever but third-quarter TV production stayed sizzling.Child reality show craze vexes criticsReality TV: Nets still using kids […]

Consumer Groups Oppose Satellite Merger (FMQB)A coalition made up of the Consumer Federation of America , Consumers Union and Free Press have sent a letter to the FCC , urging the Commission to reject the proposed merger of XM and Sirius . In the filing, the organizations reiterate their position that it is a proposed […]

Dancing's Final Lap Goes to Helio(E! Online)E! Online - In the end, it was horsepower rather than girl power that lit up the ballroom.NBC host Carson Daly to defy writers strike(Reuters)Reuters - NBC's after-hours star Carson Dalyis poised to become the first U.S. late-night television talkshow host to cross the picket lines of striking Hollywoodwriters.Top […]

No deal in Hollywood labor talks(AP)AP - Striking movie and television writers failed to reach a deal with producers after meeting into the evening Tuesday on a second day of renewed contract talks.NHL sees TV subscriptions doubling(Reuters)Reuters - The National Hockey League expects todouble subscriptions to the new U.S. arm of its televisionnetwork over the […]

BBC to enhance satellite red button services (Digital Spy)The BBC plans to significantly enhance its interactive services on digital satellite in time for the launch of Freesat.Directed Electronics Extends Contract With SIRIUS Satellite Radio (The San Francisco Examiner)VISTA, Calif. ( Map ) - VISTA, Calif., Nov. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Directed Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: DEIX ) […]

A&E pulls 'Dog the Bounty' rerunsReality TV: Network removes its highest-rated show — A&E has dropped reruns of its highest-rated series, “Dog the Bounty Hunter,” from its primetime schedule “for the foreseeable future.”TV Guide makes 'News'Reality TV: Network picks station pair for reality series — TV Guide Network has chosen a pair of linked TV […]

Northrop Grumman Qualifies Extended Data Rate Software For AEHF Military Communications Satellite (Space War)by Staff Writers Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Nov 27, 2007 Northrop Grumman has completed qualification testing of the payload flight software for the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF) military communications satellite payload.US plans GPS satellite navigation upgrade to rival EU (AFP via […]

The Search for the Next ElviraReality TV: Some of Fox Reality's offerings are so cheerfully silly, cheesy and downright stupid (the porn-star competition "My Bare Lady" comes to mind) as to almost defy criticism.Fox Reality orders more 'Academy'Reality TV: Shooting is scheduled to begin on Nov. 12 — Fox Reality Channel is going back to […]