'Legally Blonde' making Elle transitionReality TV: Laura Bell Bundy finishes show on July 20 — The Broadway tuner version of "Legally Blonde" has worked out the sked for its reality-TV replacement star, with the as-yet-unannounced actress stepping into the lead role of "Blonde" two days after MTV airs the finale of casting skein "Legally Blonde […]

Casting Couch: Cage Sees a Ghost; Olyphant Doing Damages; Cross Gets a Peck(E! Online)E! Online - Nicolas Cage is going from Ghost Rider to The Ghost.FCC votes to consider new"embedded"ad rules(Reuters)Reuters - U.S. regulators on Thursday took astep toward adopting stricter rules on the growing use ofproduct placements by television advertisers.George Clooney Offers Two Cents […]

Reality sidekicks say 'Gimme!'Reality TV: D-listers compete to star in own reality show — Fox Reality Channel is giving reality sidekicks a chance to headline their own nonscripted show.Original, Austin ink development dealReality TV: Caliber to co-create 'Stone Cold' reality series — Original Media, the shingle behind unscripted hits "Miami Ink" and "L.A. Ink," has […]

India to launch dedicated satellite for youth (New Kerala)By Fakir Balaji, Bangalore, June 26 : India is launching a dedicated satellite for youth next year carrying scientific instruments developed by students from Indian and foreign universities, a top space agency official said Thursday.German scientists plan satellite to hunt space rocks (EARTHtimes.org)Cologne, Germany - German scientists […]

'Runway' shines light on L.A. designersReality TV: Reality show features rising West Coast couturiers — It may be shot in Manhattan, but "Project Runway" — Bravo's competitive reality show that pits 15 aspiring fashion designers against one another — is giving America a healthy dose of L.A. style. How so? Through its characters.Abu Dhabi wraps […]

All3Media acquires Zoo ProdsReality TV: Move latest in recent reality deals — Indie U.K. TV group All3Media has acquired U.S.-based Zoo Prods., which is partnered with Mark Burnett on "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?"

Rive Gauche banks Asia TV dealsReality TV: TV distributor pacts for reality shows — L.A.-based TV distributor Rive Gauche Entertainment has struck a series of deals across Asia for its reality and documentary skeins.'Legally Blonde' making Elle transitionReality TV: Laura Bell Bundy finishes show on July 20 — The Broadway tuner version of "Legally Blonde" […]

Latest satellite launches to monitor sea level (Nature)Global sea level, as it inches ever higher, has a new eye keeping watch on it from orbit. On 20 June, the US and French space agencies launched the next-generation ocean topography satellite, the Ocean Surface Topography Mission, or Jason-2.Uganda: Satellite Still Major Digital Communication Mode in Country […]

Original, Austin ink development dealReality TV: Caliber to co-create 'Stone Cold' reality series — Original Media, the shingle behind unscripted hits "Miami Ink" and "L.A. Ink," has sealed a development pact with WWE wrestling legend "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.IMG eyeing Burnett Prods.Reality TV: Insiders confirm that talks are heating up — IMG isn't commenting on […]

Barack Obama buzz sweeps through the BET Awards(AP)AP - Barack Obama didn't attend the BET Awards, but that didn't stop attendees from talking about him.T-Pain, Lil Wayne, Barack Obama rule the BET Awards(AP)AP - T-Pain and Lil Wayne have owned the music scene over the past year: It seems as if T-Pain's voice has accented […]

Sqish & Sqishoflage - your new satellite dish and the art of disguise (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)There's something very Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade about this nifty optical illusion for hiding your satellite receiver.iSECUREtrac Announces Agreement With Satellite Tracking of People, LLC (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)iSECUREtrac Corp., an industry leader […]

Summer heats up Broadway B.O.Reality TV: 'Legally Blonde' gets bump from reality show — Broadway sales started to gain a little summer sizzle last week, with most productions seeing receipts rise — though not, in general, in great leaps and bounds.'Runway' shines light on L.A. designersReality TV: Reality show features rising West Coast couturiers — […]

Raytheon Participates in Key Satellite Payload Trade Study (SpaceRef)Raytheon Participates in Key Satellite Payload Trade StudyGilat Satellite Networks names new CFO (AP via Yahoo! Finance)Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., a provider of products and services for satellite-based communications networks, said Tuesday it named Ari Krashin chief financial officer.U.S. Launches Ocean-Monitoring Satellite (Fox News)U.S., French satellite will […]

CVAAA plans satellite network for services (The News & Advance)The Central Virginia Area Agency on Aging is moving forward with a plan to develop a local satellite network in each locality it serves.TCS Awarded Multi-Million Dollar Contract to Provide a Private Satellite Network in Afghanistan (Broadcast Newsroom)ANNAPOLIS, MD — (MARKET WIRE) — 06/24/08 — TeleCommunication […]

Brad Garrett to 'Date' onlineReality TV: Sony's Crackle.com to run reality dating series — Brad Garrett's looking for love in all the online places. The "'Til Death" star has signed on to produce and star in the Internet reality series "Dating Brad Garrett." Sony Pictures TV, which produces "'Til Death" for Fox, is also behind […]

Tough economy might be good for broadcast TV(Reuters)Reuters - Broadcast TV has had ahard time catching a break this past year.Disney working on"Camp Rock"sequel(Reuters)Reuters - After"Camp Rock's"bigdebut during the weekend, Disney Channel is wasting no timeworking on a sequel to the Jonas Brothers movie musical.New York Housewives Star 100% Natural(E! Online)E! Online - Bethenny Frankel […]

Real Radio Wales relaunches on satellite (Digital Spy)Real Radio Wales relaunches on satellite after two years.Latest NSR Report Finds Consumer Satellite Broadband to Overtake Broadband VSAT Networking Services on Revenue Basis … (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)NSR LLC today released findings from its latest report, "Broadband Satellite Markets, 7th Edition," that indicate revenues from consumer satellite […]

Janet Jackson keeps it real for MTVReality TV: Singer developing music competition with 25/7 — Janet Jackson is getting into the reality TV business, developing a music competition with 25/7 Prods. for MTV.Summer heats up Broadway B.O.Reality TV: 'Legally Blonde' gets bump from reality show — Broadway sales started to gain a little summer sizzle […]

Bravo order chef showsReality TV: Network feeds lineup with reality fare — Bravo is nourishing its lineup with two more food-related programs.'Idol's' David Archuleta signs dealReality TV: Artist pacts with 19 Recordings/Jive Records — David Archuleta has a job lined up once his "American Idol" tour is over - not that there was any doubt.Abu […]

Port of New Orleans Braces for Storm Season with Satellite Office (Insurance Journal)The Port of New Orleans has set up a "satellite" office and taken steps in case another storm strikes the southern Louisiana coast during the 2008 hurricane season, an official said Friday. "We'vePope celebrates mass via satellite (Victoria Times Colonist)QUEBEC — Thousands of […]