Learn the Latest Trends, News and Technology in Satellite-Enabled Communications at SATELLITE 2008 Conference (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)SATELLITE 2008 is Feb. 25-28 in theFDA chief seeks satellite offices abroad (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)The Food and Drug Administration is considering opening satellite offices in U.S. embassies overseas as part of its effort to improve […]

Learn the Latest Trends, News and Technology in Satellite-Enabled Communications at SATELLITE 2008 Conference (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)SATELLITE 2008 is Feb. 25-28 in theU.S. needs to move on next generation satellite: official (Reuters via Yahoo! News)The United States should award an initial contract for the next generation of Global Positioning Satellites (GPS) and stop […]

Russian deputy PM calls for improvement on satellite navigation system (People's Daily)Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov on Wednesday said efforts are needed to improve Russia's satellite navigation system Glonass to make it more competitive on the market. "There are still problems, in particular in th …Satellite Brings the Best to HD Television (Benton […]

Bravo scribbles another 'D-List'Reality TV: Kathy Griffin show to return for fourth season — She might have snagged an Emmy, but Kathy Griffin is still on the D-list.MTV gives Tila Tequila another shotReality TV: Network inks deal with 'Love's' exec producer — MTV is bellying up to the bar for another "Shot at Love," the […]

Celebrity Birthdays(AP)AP - Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 27-Feb. 2:

New HDTV? Time to Upgrade to Satellite (Richfield Reaper)(ARA) - If you were among the lucky ones who purchased a shiny new television or received one as a gift, it's time to upgrade to satellite service to take advantage of high definition and digital quality.Retrace Your Steps or Just Say, ?I?m All Right,? by Satellite […]

NOAA Administrator Expresses Concern over Satellite Contractor Delay (SpaceRef)NOAA's top official today expressed concern that a contractor's slow development of a critical new sensor will delay its delivery for a scheduled launch of a precursor mission for the National Polar-Orbiting Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS).Russian deputy PM calls for improvement on satellite navigation system (People's Daily)Russian […]

'Idol' down but hardly outReality TV: Seventh season opens with 10% ratings drop — The opening-night ratings for Fox's "American Idol" offer a good news/bad news scenario for the net's rivals: While the megahit show looks to have peaked, there's likely little the competish can do to take advantage of it any time soon.NBC sets […]

Integral Systems Announces Transition of WGS Satellite Operations to the CCS-C System (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)Integral Systems, Inc., today announced the on-schedule Handover of satellite bus operations for the initial WGS [Wideband Global SATCOM] satellite to the CCS-C baseline.Israel Launches Spy Satellite (Time Magazine)Israel launched an advanced spy satellite Monday that will be able […]

NBC sets winter strike scheduleReality TV: Network adds 'Borrowers,' brings back 'Medium' — NBC has solidified its winter strike schedule, returning "Medium" to Monday nights and adding potentially controversial reality skein "Baby Borrowers" to its lineup.'Idol' crushes all in its pathReality TV: Latest episode nabs 30.3 million viewers — Fox's "American Idol" may not be […]

'Loser' finale scores for NBCReality TV: Reality show a ratings winner — The two-hour conclusion of weight-loss reality series "The Biggest Loser" was a ratings winner for NBC on Tuesday, lifting the net to first place on the night among young adults for a third straight week.'Idol' crushes all in its pathReality TV: Latest episode […]

Hippies Take the Race(E! Online)E! Online - It was a groovy finish.IFC takes Red Bull by the horns for Web project(Reuters)Reuters - Cable network IFC islaunching an online studio that will yield an original scriptedseries for the Web.Fox and CW whittle project slates(Reuters)Reuters - Fox and the CW followedCBS'lead and cut their program development slates […]

Fox looks to bountiful Super Bowl(Reuters)Reuters - The New York-New Englandmatchup bodes well for the Super Bowl ratings on February 3,judging by the results of Sunday night's overtime NFCChampionship Game.

Selma Blair is NBC's choice for"Kath&Kim"(Reuters)Reuters - Following a lengthysearch, NBC has zeroed in on Selma Blair to star opposite MollyShannon in the high-profile comedy pilot"Kath and Kim."Byrne HBO drama: Therapist, heal thyself(AP)AP - Gabriel Byrne spends much of his new drama planted in a chair, engaged in dialogue with whomever occupies the sofa facing […]

'Loser' finale scores for NBCReality TV: Reality show a ratings winner — The two-hour conclusion of weight-loss reality series "The Biggest Loser" was a ratings winner for NBC on Tuesday, lifting the net to first place on the night among young adults for a third straight week.

A boy for Chris Noth and girlfriend(AP)AP - It's a little boy for Mr. Big.Mr. Big Has a Baby(E! Online)E! Online - Just call him Big Daddy now.Luke Perry says yes to Lifetime"Bride"movie(Reuters)Reuters - Luke Perry and JoAnnaGarcia have signed on to star in the Lifetime holiday TV movie"A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride,"which […]

Mr. Big Has a Baby(E! Online)E! Online - Just call him Big Daddy now.Kiefer Sutherland released from jail(Reuters)Reuters - Actor Kiefer Sutherland wasreleased on Monday from a Southern California jail, where heserved 48 days for drunken driving and violating probation.Top Model Rounds Out Cycle 10(E! Online)E! Online - Make way for the newest crop of […]

Sutherland out of jail after 48 days(AP)AP - Kiefer Sutherland was released from jail early Monday after serving 48 days on a drunken driving charge, police said.Mr. Big Has a Baby(E! Online)E! Online - Just call him Big Daddy now.Thai Airways objects to steamy Thai soap(AP)AP - A popular new Thai soap opera about love […]

Thai Airways objects to steamy Thai soap(AP)AP - A popular new Thai soap opera about love and infidelity in the high skies has angered Thai Airways flight attendants who demanded Monday that the show be canceled for casting their profession in an unrealistic and immoral light.Top Model Rounds Out Cycle 10(E! Online)E! Online - Make […]

India helps Israel launch satellite (UPI)Israel's spy satellite TecSar was successfully launched from India's Sriharikota space center in southern Andhra Pradesh state, reports said.India launches Israeli satellite: report (AFP via Yahoo! News)India successfully launched an Israeli satellite Monday in a mission carried out under a veil of secrecy, the NDTV news channel reported, citing officials […]