Rosie O'Donnell to host"Variety Show"(Reuters)Reuters - Rosie O'Donnell is returning to television as host of a live variety show on NBC.James Earl Jones to get SAG life achievement award(AP)AP - James Earl Jones, who has voiced some of entertainment's most memorable characters, will receive the 2008 Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award.Showtime sets"Tara"debut(Reuters)Reuters - Showtime's […]

Taylor Hicks gears up for 'Grease'Reality TV: 'American Idol' star to hit the road in December — “American Idol” winner Taylor Hicks will appear in the national tour of the Broadway revival of “Grease,” set to hit the road in December.'Our House' addresses SA shortageReality TV: Show covers building of 200 Cape Town homes — […]

Upcoming new series: Maybe time is on their side(AP)AP - As you sample the half-dozen new series arriving in the next week, you might find that no matter how widely they vary otherwise, they share a common link: All of them are playing with time.TV Ratings: Old Shows Enjoy Hot Flashes(E! Online)E! Online - Apparently […]

Kathy Griffin signs for more 'D-List'Reality TV: Show wrapped fourth season in August — Fresh off her Emmy win for reality program, Kathy Griffin has signed for a fifth season of Bravo’s “My Life on the D-List.”Spike jumps to James' 'Dead Man'Reality TV: Network orders 10 episodes of stunt series — Former "Monster Garage" guru […]

Rosie O'Donnell to host"Variety Show"(Reuters)Reuters - Rosie O'Donnell is returning to television as host of a live variety show on NBC.Hollywood actors union seeks authority for strike(Reuters)Reuters - Film and television actors ratcheted up pressure on Hollywood's major studios on Wednesday when negotiators, stalled in labor talks with producers, sought backing to put a strike […]

Galileo satellite knocked offline (BBC News)A test spacecraft for Europe's future satellite-navigation system is rocked by a surge of space radiation.Space radiation knocks Giove-B Galileo satellite into "safe mode" (Engadget)Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Safe mode, huh? While we had previously assumed only our clearly cursed PCs […]

The Office: Is Roy Coming Back to Steal Pam?(E! Online)E! Online - Note to Jim Halpert: Keep your dukes up and your eyes on your girl!The Amazing Stephen Colbert(E! Online)E! Online - It's good to be a geek with a popular TV show.NBC in tune with"Partridge Family"update(Reuters)Reuters -"The Partridge Family"is headed for a return to […]

Style Net partners with Marie ClaireReality TV: 'Running in Heels' to follow magazine's editors — The Style Network is opening the book on a series partnership with Marie Claire.BermanBraun taps Gene SteinReality TV: Producer to head nonscripted programming — Producer Gene Stein has joined BermanBraun as its head of nonscripted programming.South African farmers want 'Wife'Reality […]

Galileo satellite knocked offline (BBC News)A test spacecraft for Europe's future satellite-navigation system is rocked by a surge of space radiation.Russia launches Thai satellite on converted missile (Russian Information Agency Novosti)MOSCOW, October 1 (RIA Novosti) - Russia launched a converted intercontinental ballistic missile from a rocket launch site the south Urals to put a Thai […]

Winfrey's mom countersues store for its$156K bill(AP)AP - Oprah Winfrey's mother says she shouldn't have to pay a nearly$156,000 debt to a high-end fashion store because store officials shouldn't have extended credit to her.TV Ratings: Old Shows Enjoy Hot Flashes(E! Online)E! Online - Apparently Maw-Maw's getting in all her favorite crime stories before the daggummit […]

Sandia labs supercomputer helps shoot down satellite (ABC 7 El Paso)Associated Press - September 30, 2008 5:55 PM ET ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A supercomputer at Sandia National Laboratories has helped the U.S. Navy shoot down a broken satellite that U.S.35 satellite towns on PPP foundation (The Economic Times)The government is set to […]

Marcil to host Lifetime reality seriesReality TV: Charlie Green to mentor 'Blush' contestants — Lifetime's reality competish series "Blush: The Search for the Next Makeup Artist," has tapped actress Vanessa Marcil as its host.Gordon Ramsay cooks with FoxReality TV: Chef set for two more seasons of 'Kitchen' — Fox Broadcasting Co. will be dining out […]

Denied! Bravo Prevents Project Runway Takeoff(E! Online)E! Online - As Heidi Klum says, in the world of fashion one day you're in, the next you're out. Lifetime is learning that lesson the hard way.British workplace comedy has universal appeal(Reuters)Reuters - At once distant and indispensable, those who work in Information Technology are a breed unto […]

Court Protects Privacy of Satellite Receiver Owners (Electronic Frontier Foundations)Last month, EFF filed an amicus brief in Echostar v. Freetech , where Echostar sought the identities of every consumer who purchased a Freetech "CoolSat" free-to-air (FTA) satellite receiver during the past five years.Dish Drops as AT&T Taps DirecTV for Satellite Service (Update1) (Bloomberg)Sept. 29 (Bloomberg) […]

Denied! Bravo Prevents Project Runway Takeoff(E! Online)E! Online - As Heidi Klum says, in the world of fashion one day you're in, the next you're out. Lifetime is learning that lesson the hard way.Merv Griffin's company sues Ed McMahon(AP)AP - Court documents show a company founded by Merv Griffin is suing Ed McMahon for a$100,000 […]

M-Net's reality guru Fischer to exitReality TV: Exec to step down at the end of March — M-Net head of local productions Carl Fischer has decided to step down at the end of March after 10 years at the feevee.'Survivor' moves to premiere weekReality TV: New season bows Thursday, Sept. 25 — "Survivor" is heading […]

Kathy Griffin signs for more 'D-List'Reality TV: Show wrapped fourth season in August — Fresh off her Emmy win for reality program, Kathy Griffin has signed for a fifth season of Bravo’s “My Life on the D-List.”'Survivor' moves to premiere weekReality TV: New season bows Thursday, Sept. 25 — "Survivor" is heading to more challenging […]

"SNL"extends strong ratings run(Reuters)Reuters -"Saturday Night Live"continues to go on a ratings tear, thanks in part to another appearance by Tina Fey as Sarah Palin and Chris Parnell as presidential debate moderator Jim Lehrer.High school cartoon spreads"Good Vibes"for Fox(Reuters)Reuters - Fox is getting"Good Vibes"about a new animated comedy from"Pineapple Express"director David Gordon Green.Brothers&Sisters: Is Jason […]

Dish Drops After AT&T Switches to DirecTV for Satellite Service (Bloomberg)Sept. 29 (Bloomberg) — Dish Network Corp. dropped the most in 10 months in Nasdaq Stock Market trading after AT&T Inc. replaced it with DirecTV as the satellite-television provider for some of its telephone and Internet customers.MAP: Floods in Orissa, India (satellite image) (AlertNet)Source: National […]

Satellite TV stocks fall, led by Dish Network (AP via Yahoo! Finance)Satellite TV shares fell on Monday along with the broader market after Dish Network Corp. lost a major marketing deal from AT&T Inc.EchoStar Satellite Services Delivers Transponder Solution for SkyWay USA's Broadband Internet Service (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)ENGLEWOOD, Colo.—-EchoStar Corporation and its EchoStar […]