Gilat Satellite Agrees to Acquisition (TheStreet.com)The deal is worth around $475 million.National satellite to transform rural lifestyles (Việt Nam News)Viet Nam will launch the national satellite VINASAT-1 on the morning of April 12 at a cost of more than US$200 million, bringing countless benefits to farmers and other Vietnamese living in remote and isolated areas.Satellite […]

Reality show '13' heads to CWReality TV: Horror-themed title teams Raimi, Bienstock — The CW has given an eight-episode order to "13," a nonscripted horror-themed skein from Sam Raimi and reality vet Jay Bienstock. Duo will exec produce, along with Raimi's Ghost House Prods. partner Robert Tapert.'Apprentice,' 'Dance' show off movesReality TV: Reality shows bring […]

NBC puts White on 'Chopping Block'Reality TV: Granada serves up food-based reality show — NBC is cooking up a new entry in the increasingly crowded food-based reality show genre.Survivor: Micronesia: Season 16, Episode 6 (On their last leg)Reality TV: Erik, shocked by the loss of Joel, interviews that he's going to try lying and backstabbing […]

'Idol' tops Fox, new shows struggleReality TV: 'Canterbury,' 'Jezebel' fail to excite viewers — "American Idol" continued to tower over everything else in primetime last week, leading Fox to its 10th consecutive demo victory — although the net isn't getting much production out of its scripted newbies.

Cheryl Burke's New Dancing Endeavor(E! Online)E! Online - Pretty soon, you won't have to be a flat-footed celebrity to get dance tips from Cheryl Burke."Tudors"on a roll in thrilling second season(Reuters)Reuters - The 1500s gang is back,and Showtime's got'em with the return of"The Tudors"for asecond season, its bawdy sensibility, spectacular costumes andperiod grandeur fully intact.

Prison Break Reattaches to Sara(E! Online)E! Online - If it looks like Dr. Sara Tancredi's head in a box and people say it's her head in a box, and there's no sign of the pretty little neck it was once attached to, doesn't that mean it's Sara's head in a box? Kids Choose Miley, Johnny, Jessica(E! […]

GAINSCO Auto Insurance Indy 300 results (USA Today)Results Saturday night from the XM Satellite Radio Indy 300 race for the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway, listing starting position in parentheses, driver, car, laps completed with reason out if not running at the finish, and money won:Cumulative Capital Corporation Finances HughesNet Brand Satellite […]

NBC puts White on 'Chopping Block'Reality TV: Granada serves up food-based reality show — NBC is cooking up a new entry in the increasingly crowded food-based reality show genre.American Idol: All together now (American Idol: Top 12 )Reality TV: What an episode! Fights, failures, freakouts, forgetting lyrics and the Fab Four!Trump, MTV head to […]

Aeroports de Paris launches Satellite 4; Signing of a protocol . agreement between Aeroports de Paris and Air France (InfoBolsa)agreement between Aeroports de Paris and Air France 28/03/2008 18:39:00 Business Wire FR0010340141 Today, Pierre Graff, Chairman and CEO of Aeroports de Paris (Paris:ADP) (Pink Sheets:AEOPF) and Jean-Cyril Spinetta, Chairman and CEO of Air France-KLM signed a […]

BermanBraun's 'Duel' sets return dateReality TV: NBC picks up adventure-themed reality series — BermanBraun scored dueling pieces of good news Wednesday, landing a return date for ABC gamer “Duel'' and earning a pickup for a new reality competish on NBC.Survivor: Micronesia: Season 16, Episode 6 (On their last leg)Reality TV: Erik, shocked by the loss […]

Riley opens satellite office (Montgomery Advertiser)Gov. Bob Riley announced Friday that the Alabama Development Office will open a satellite office in Huntsville to cultivate the defense and aerospace industry throughout the state, particularly in north Alabama.Man Fatally Shoots Wife While Installing Satellite TV (Addict 3D)Officials are trying to decide whether to file charges against a […]

Viewers ignore networks'new TV shows(Reuters)Reuters - It's been a midseasonmuddle for the broadcast networks.Jason Bateman to direct Fox comedy pilot(Reuters)Reuters - Former"ArrestedDevelopment"star Jason Bateman is returning to Fox, this timeas a director of"The Inn,"a comedy pilot described as"Upstairs/Downstairs"set at a hip New York hotel.NBC orders mixed martial arts series(Reuters)Reuters - NBC is getting into themixed-martial […]

Cumulative Capital Corporation Finances HughesNet Brand Satellite Family   (InfoBolsa)28/03/2008 20:12:00 Business Wire Cumulative Capital Corporation ("Cumulative") announced today that it has issued a Term Sheet to finance the HughesNet brand Satellite Family.EXTRA: Zimbabwe closes international satellite feed on eve of polls (EARTHtimes.org)Johannesburg - Zimbabwean police dealt a further blow to international media's attempts to cover […]

Hollywood braces for more labor talks(AP)AP - In a Century Plaza Hotel ballroom earlier this week, 600 people gathered to hear Hollywood heavyweights tally the fallout from the writers strike.Piers Morgan wins `Celebrity Apprentice'(AP)AP - Piers Morgan is hired.Funny Faces eye TV gig(Reuters)Reuters - The Funny Facecharacters could be making their way to television.Klugman sues […]

Viewers ignore networks'new TV shows(Reuters)Reuters - It's been a midseasonmuddle for the broadcast networks.No Hard Feelings for Chikezie(E! Online)E! Online - Chikezie Eze's last name doesn't rhyme with easy, but it probably should.Frenchie Davis faces throat surgery(AP)AP - Frenchie Davis, the big-voiced"American Idol"contestant who found success on Broadway in"Rent,"will undergo surgery to remove a vocal […]

EXTRA: Zimbabwe closes international satellite feed on eve of polls (EARTHtimes.org)Johannesburg - Zimbabwean police dealt a further blow to international media's attempts to cover the country's elections Saturday by shutting down the operations of a company that has been providing satellite feeds for some of the world's biggest med…

States Urge FCC to Limit XM Satellite, Sirius Merger (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)March 27 (Bloomberg) — Eleven states urged U.S. communications regulators to consider imposing conditions on Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. 's proposed $4.59 billion takeover of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.

Reality show '13' heads to CWReality TV: Horror-themed title teams Raimi, Bienstock — The CW has given an eight-episode order to "13," a nonscripted horror-themed skein from Sam Raimi and reality vet Jay Bienstock. Duo will exec produce, along with Raimi's Ghost House Prods. partner Robert Tapert.Nickelodeon previews Poehler cartoonReality TV: Kids network also announces […]

NBC puts White on 'Chopping Block'Reality TV: Granada serves up food-based reality show — NBC is cooking up a new entry in the increasingly crowded food-based reality show genre.American Idol: Long day’s night (American Idol: Top 12 Elimination)Reality TV: It is always interesting to see how "Idol" will stretch what is essentially a five-minute show […]

Satellite images tell the story (Salisbury Post)The "degreening" of Cabarrus and Rowan counties marches on. A new study using satellite imagery shows that development in the two counties has increased dramatically over the past 30 years.Satellite radio companies offer channel choice to sweeten deal (Sun-Sentinel)Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. are pegging […]