The Boss to play Super Bowl halftime(AP)
AP - Another Super Bowl, another rock'n'roll superstar at halftime.

Not a Great Premiere Knight(E! Online)

E! Online - Michael Knight is making Jaime Sommers look good.

Who won debate? TV pundits don't agree on a winner(AP)

AP - It was hard to tell if there were more disagreements voiced during the presidential debate between John McCain and Barack Obama or after it on television.

Tina Fey reprises role as Sarah Palin on'SNL'(AP)

AP - Tina Fey reprised her role as Sarah Palin on"Saturday Night Live,"again appearing as the Republican vice presidential candidate in an opening sketch.

Casting Couch: SMG Headed Back to TV(E! Online)

E! Online - Buffy's ready to stake out some prime-time real estate again.

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.

Futuristic series will depict mass exodus from U.S.(Reuters)
Reuters - What if the current financial crisis in the U.S. becomes so severe that Americans start to flee the country? Welcome to"Americatown,"a Chinatown-like enclave of U.S. immigrants in cities around the world.

"Swingtown"finds cable home on Bravo(Reuters)
Reuters -"Swingtown,"the CBS drama about partner-swapping couples in 1970s suburbia, is swinging to Bravo, which has acquired exclusive cable rerun rights to the show from CBS Television Distribution.

NBC says local TV profoundly affected by downturn(Reuters)

Reuters - The U.S. economic downturn has had a severe effect on broadcaster NBC's local television stations but the company has not yet seen an advertising slowdown at a national level, its chief executive said.

Grey's Dissection: Couples News Nobody Knows!(E! Online)

E! Online - OK, show of hands. Who wanted to scream�"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!"at Dr. Meredith Whiny-Pants Grey during tonight's premiere of Grey's Anatomy?

Not a Great Premiere Knight(E! Online)

E! Online - Michael Knight is making Jaime Sommers look good.

Who won debate? TV pundits don't agree on a winner(AP)

AP - It was hard to tell if there were more disagreements voiced during the presidential debate between John McCain and Barack Obama or after it on television.

Televisa signs deal to show Mexican soccer in the U.S.(Reuters)
Reuters - Mexico's Televisa struck a deal with U.S. Spanish-language network Telemundo to broadcast Mexican soccer matches in the United States and tap into growing Hispanic viewership, said Televisa on Sunday.

Tina Fey reprises role as Sarah Palin on'SNL'(AP)

AP - Tina Fey reprised her role as Sarah Palin on"Saturday Night Live,"again appearing as the Republican vice presidential candidate in an opening sketch.

Grey's Dissection: Couples News Nobody Knows!(E! Online)

E! Online - OK, show of hands. Who wanted to scream�"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!"at Dr. Meredith Whiny-Pants Grey during tonight's premiere of Grey's Anatomy?

NBC says local TV profoundly affected by downturn(Reuters)

Reuters - The U.S. economic downturn has had a severe effect on broadcaster NBC's local television stations but the company has not yet seen an advertising slowdown at a national level, its chief executive said.

"Swingtown"finds cable home on Bravo(Reuters)
Reuters -"Swingtown,"the CBS drama about partner-swapping couples in 1970s suburbia, is swinging to Bravo, which has acquired exclusive cable rerun rights to the show from CBS Television Distribution.

McCain, Obama ads on network evening newscasts(AP)

AP - Savannah Guthrie filed a hard-hitting report on NBC's"Nightly News"recently questioning the truth of some McCain-Palin campaign statements on the"bridge to nowhere"and Sarah Palin's foreign travel. Guthrie's story challenged the claims in one of McCain's TV commercials.

Brothers&Sisters: Is Jason Ritter the New Brother?(E! Online)

E! Online - Balthazar Getty, Calista Flockhart�and Dave Annable, take a good look at the guy in the photo at left?he just might be your brother from another mother.

Springsteen to play Super Bowl halftime show(Reuters)

Reuters - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will play the half-time slot at the Super Bowl in Tampa, Florida, snagging the spot at the most-watched musical event of the year, according to the organizers.

Who won debate? TV pundits don't agree on a winner(AP)

AP - It was hard to tell if there were more disagreements voiced during the presidential debate between John McCain and Barack Obama or after it on television.

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.

Not a Great Premiere Knight(E! Online)

E! Online - Michael Knight is making Jaime Sommers look good.

NBC says local TV profoundly affected by downturn(Reuters)

Reuters - The U.S. economic downturn has had a severe effect on broadcaster NBC's local television stations but the company has not yet seen an advertising slowdown at a national level, its chief executive said.

Hayek brings family comedy"McToms"to Fox(Reuters)

Reuters - The Fox network, which has been aiming to bring back the family-comedy-with-a-twist genre of TV series, is developing"The New McToms,"a hybrid multi- and single-camera half-hour executive produced by Salma Hayek.

Gordon Ramsay cooks with Fox
Reality TV: Chef set for two more seasons of 'Kitchen' — Fox Broadcasting Co. will be dining out with Gordon Ramsay for a long time to come.

Ferrari's Entertainment 7 gets real
Reality TV: Production house forms reality TV division — Emilio Ferrari's Entertainment 7 shingle has formed a reality TV division.

MTV orders more 'Gents'
Reality TV: Ten new episodes of the series are scheduled — MTV has greenlit another season of "From G's to Gents," the Cris Abrego- and Jamie Foxx-produced reality series themed around polishing up rough-edged young urban men.

Page gets real with Playhouse
Reality TV: Filmmaker buys venue for TV show — Filmmaker Lawrence Page has bought and renovated downtown venue The Actors' Playhouse with the intention of producing a reality TV skein about thesps putting on dueling legit shows.

Judge blocks 'Runway' move
Reality TV: Weinstein Co. to appeal injunction — "Project Runway's" catwalk strut to Lifetime has hit a snag. A New York judge granted a preliminary injunction on Friday, temporarily barring the Weinstein Co. from moving the reality series "Project Runway" from Bravo to Lifetime or marketing any such move.

BermanBraun taps Gene Stein
Reality TV: Producer to head nonscripted programming — Producer Gene Stein has joined BermanBraun as its head of nonscripted programming.

Style Net partners with Marie Claire
Reality TV: 'Running in Heels' to follow magazine's editors — The Style Network is opening the book on a series partnership with Marie Claire.

Avro OKs prison reality show
Reality TV: Ex-cons to be matched with potential lovers — Dutch pubcaster Avro has greenlit a reality TV series matching ex-cons with potential lovers.

'Top Gear' moves into fast lane
Reality TV: BBC show gets ready to shift to NBC — The BBC’s “Top Gear” began life as a staid, 30-minute regional magazine show about cars aimed at male audiences who wanted to talk horsepower and camshafts.

Satellite pictures to nab terrorists! (Central Chronicle)
In order to catch activities of terrorists in open space- markets, gardens, fairs, jungles -terrorists' camps etc I suggest to have satellite pictures of whole of India.

MCC shakes up satellite campuses (Northwest Herald)
CRYSTAL LAKE – McHenry County College will not renew its lease at a building near downtown Crystal Lake and will instead expand a McHenry-based satellite campus, MCC trustees decided Thursday.

DirecTV to market AT&T satellite service (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
DirecTV Group , the largest U.S. satellite television provider, said on Friday it has reached an agreement with AT&T Inc to offer customers a co-branded package of video, home phone, wireless phone and Internet service from Feb 1 2009.

Chinese Shenzhou 7 'Companion' Satellite Poses No Military Threat (Kansas City InfoZine)
News organizations recently reported that Chinese Shenzhou 7 astronauts this weekend will release a small soccer-ball sized "companion" satellite with a camera that will maneuver around the Shenzhou space capsule to broadcast China's first space walk.

Shenzhou VII launches small monitoring satellite (China Daily)
BEIJING — China's third manned spaceship Shenzhou-VII launched a small monitoring satellite about two hours after an astronaut accomplished the country's first spacewalk Saturday afternoon.

Watchdog: Read the fine print on satellite-TV contracts (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
With more people turning to satellite TV, the fine print is always harder to see than the big screen.

Watchdog: Read the fine print on satellite-TV contracts (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
With more people turning to satellite TV service, the fine print is always harder to see than the big screen.

IAEA launches satellite monitoring system (UPI)
VIENNA, Sept. 26 (UPI) — The International Atomic Energy Agency has launched a new satellite-based nuclear materials monitoring system to ensure the materials are properly secured.

Shenzhou-7 launches small monitoring satellite (People's Daily)
China's third manned spaceship Shenzhou-7 launched a small monitoring satellite about two hours after an astronaut accomplished the country's first spacewalk Saturday afternoon. The satellite, less than 40 kilograms in weight, will orbit the orbital module and send back the spaceship's first full video images. It is equipped with two cameras that can capture clear images in a distance between …

'Top Gear' moves into fast lane
Reality TV: BBC show gets ready to shift to NBC — The BBC’s “Top Gear” began life as a staid, 30-minute regional magazine show about cars aimed at male audiences who wanted to talk horsepower and camshafts.

M-Net's reality guru Fischer to exit
Reality 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.

Spike jumps to James' 'Dead Man'
Reality TV: Network orders 10 episodes of stunt series — Former "Monster Garage" guru Jesse James will make his return to nonfiction series television in Spike's stunt-themed series "Jesse James Is a Dead Man."

AT&T and DirectTV to start satellite-television service (Winston-Salem Journal)
DALLAS — AT&T Inc. and DirecTV Inc. are starting a cobranded satellite-television service that will be available to customers beginning after the telecommunication company's current deal with Dish Network expires early next year.

AT&T and DirectTV to start satellite-television service (Winston-Salem Journal)
DALLAS — AT&T Inc. and DirecTV Inc. are starting a cobranded satellite-television service that will be available to customers beginning after the telecommunication company's current deal with Dish Network expires early next year.

MCC shakes up satellite campuses (Northwest Herald)
CRYSTAL LAKE – McHenry County College will not renew its lease at a building near downtown Crystal Lake and will instead expand a McHenry-based satellite campus, MCC trustees decided Thursday.

Chinese Shenzhou 7 'Companion' Satellite Poses No Military Threat (Kansas City InfoZine)
News organizations recently reported that Chinese Shenzhou 7 astronauts this weekend will release a small soccer-ball sized "companion" satellite with a camera that will maneuver around the Shenzhou space capsule to broadcast China's first space walk.

AT&T and DIRECTV, Inc. Reach Agreement to Offer Satellite TV Service to AT&T Customers (Broadcast Newsroom)
DALLAS and EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Sept. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) and DIRECTV, Inc. (Nasdaq: DTV) today announced a commercial agreement by which AT&T will market and sell DIRECTV's service as a co-branded satellite television service after Jan. 31, 2009.

IAEA launches satellite monitoring system (UPI)
VIENNA, Sept. 26 (UPI) — The International Atomic Energy Agency has launched a new satellite-based nuclear materials monitoring system to ensure the materials are properly secured.

Satellite pictures to nab terrorists! (Central Chronicle)
In order to catch activities of terrorists in open space- markets, gardens, fairs, jungles -terrorists' camps etc I suggest to have satellite pictures of whole of India.

Shenzhou VII launches small monitoring satellite (China Daily)
BEIJING — China's third manned spaceship Shenzhou-VII launched a small monitoring satellite about two hours after an astronaut accomplished the country's first spacewalk Saturday afternoon.

MCC shakes up satellite campuses (Northwest Herald)
CRYSTAL LAKE – McHenry County College will not renew its lease at a building near downtown Crystal Lake and will instead expand a McHenry-based satellite campus, MCC trustees decided Thursday.

AT&T and DirectTV to start satellite-television service (Winston-Salem Journal)
DALLAS — AT&T Inc. and DirecTV Inc. are starting a cobranded satellite-television service that will be available to customers beginning after the telecommunication company's current deal with Dish Network expires early next year.

IAEA launches satellite monitoring system (UPI)
VIENNA, Sept. 26 (UPI) — The International Atomic Energy Agency has launched a new satellite-based nuclear materials monitoring system to ensure the materials are properly secured.

Shenzhou VII launches small monitoring satellite (China Daily)
BEIJING — China's third manned spaceship Shenzhou-VII launched a small monitoring satellite about two hours after an astronaut accomplished the country's first spacewalk Saturday afternoon.

MTSU Considering Satellite Campus in Shelbyville (News Channel 5 Nashville)
MTSU is studying whether to open a satellite campus in Shelbyville.

Erin Brockovich working for NYC law firm(AP)

AP - The legal crusader portrayed by Julia Roberts in the Oscar-winning film"Erin Brockovich"is now working for a Manhattan personal injury law firm that specializes in asbestos cases.

Huckabee to debut new show on Fox News(AP)

AP - Heeeere's Huckabee.

Stars tune-in to Web video, advertisers still shy(Reuters)
Reuters - The fall television season kicked off this past week, but viewers looking for their favorite actors returning to airwaves may not find them on TV as new Web-based shows increasingly draw stars online.

Oxygen nabs rights to CW's 'Model'
Reality TV: Pact covers current, future cycles of show — Oxygen has acquired the exclusive cable rights to CW reality competish skein "America's Next Top Model."

Spike jumps to James' 'Dead Man'
Reality TV: Network orders 10 episodes of stunt series — Former "Monster Garage" guru Jesse James will make his return to nonfiction series television in Spike's stunt-themed series "Jesse James Is a Dead Man."

Huckabee to debut new show on Fox News(AP)

AP - Heeeere's Huckabee.

US-TELEVISION Summary(Reuters)
Reuters - International reality-TV giant Endemol, the company behind such programs as"Deal or No Deal,""Big Brother"and"Fear Factor,"plans to shake up the sports landscape with the launch of a major global sports programing and channels division.

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.

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.”

Wrap-up of entertainment quotes from the AP(AP)

AP -"I didn't expect to be nervous because we've done all the previews, we've had all the critics here. … But I was terrified before we went out. I was like, `Omigod, this is it.'"�Daniel Radcliffe, on the Broadway opening of"Equus."

Hayden Panettiere's dad charged with hitting her mom(Reuters)

Reuters - The father of"Heroes"teen star Hayden Panettiere was charged on Thursday with assaulting his wife at their home in West Hollywood last month.

Only 16 Survive Gabon's First Week(E! Online)

E! Online - As the large-onion alliance forms on one side, so self-destructs the other.

Erin Brockovich working for NYC law firm(AP)

AP - The legal crusader portrayed by Julia Roberts in the Oscar-winning film"Erin Brockovich"is now working for a Manhattan personal injury law firm that specializes in asbestos cases.

Endemol suits up for global sports(Reuters)
Reuters - International reality-TV giant Endemol, the company behind such programs as"Deal or No Deal,""Big Brother"and"Fear Factor,"plans to shake up the sports landscape with the launch of a major global sports programing and channels division.

IPTV subscriptions to grow 64 percent in 2008: Gartner(Reuters)

Reuters - Worldwide subscriptions to Internet-based television platforms are on track to reach 19.6 million subscribers in 2008, a 64 percent increase, according to analysts at Gartner.

Casting Couch: Affleck Gets Company; Crystal's New Fairy Tale(E! Online)

E! Online - Greed isn't so good for Ben Affleck.

Melrose Place: Now Under Renovation?(E! Online)

E! Online - If 90210 can do it, why not Melrose Place?

Letterman keeps up verbal assault on John McCain(AP)

AP - David Letterman kept up his verbal assault on John McCain, commiserating with Paris Hilton and saying he felt like an"ugly date"because the GOP presidential candidate backed out of an appearance on the"Late Show."

MCC shakes up satellite campuses (Northwest Herald)
CRYSTAL LAKE – McHenry County College will not renew its lease at a building near downtown Crystal Lake and will instead expand a McHenry-based satellite campus, MCC trustees decided Thursday.

Iran to launch satellite with own rocket to space (The Charlotte Observer)
Iran plans to launch a satellite into space soon using an Iranian-made rocket, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said. Iran has in the past launched satellites using rockets built by other nations, but this was the first announcement of such a launch with an all-Iranian made rocket. Ahmadinejad said the rocket will have 16 engines and will take a satellite some 430 miles into space, according to a …

Nocturnal satellite could spot strange solar particles (New Scientist)
Exotic particles called axions coming from the Sun could be detected by a satellite hiding behind Earth (full text available to subscribers)

Iran to launch satellite with own rocket to space (AP via Yahoo! News)
Iran plans to launch a satellite into space soon using an Iranian-made rocket, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said.

Iran to launch satellite carrier rocket to space (AP via Yahoo! News)
Iran plans to launch a satellite into space soon using its own satellite carrier rocket, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said.

Iran to launch satellite with own rocket to space (San Francisco Chronicle)
Iran plans to launch a satellite into space soon using an Iranian-made rocket, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said. Iran has in the past launched satellites using rockets built by other nations, but this was the first announcement of such a launch with an all-…

Satellite TV viewers miss NBC programming (KOB-TV Albuquerque)
Because of satellite TV transmission problems, subscribers of DirecTV and Dish Network missed a portion of NBC's The Office. KOB will seek permission from NBC to re-broadcast the episode.

Iran to Launch Satellite with Own Rocket (ABC News)
Report: Iran claims it will put a satellite into space with Iranian-made rocket.

Ahmadinejad: Iran Will Send Satellite Rocket Into Space (Fox News)
Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted Thursday as saying that Iran plans to send a satellite carrier rocket with a satellite into space soon.

MAP: Typhoon Hagupit (satellite image) (AlertNet)
Source: National Aeronautics and Space Administration This visualization, made with data from NASA's QuikSCAT satellite, illustrates the power of Typhoon Hagupit as it moved towards the south China shore on September 23, 2008. The colors depict wind …

Lifetime's day shift
Reality TV: Cabler plans trio of unscripted projects — Lifetime is cooking up an expanded portfolio of daytime unscripted original programming, announcing one new series and two weeklong specials.

Avro OKs prison reality show
Reality TV: Ex-cons to be matched with potential lovers — Dutch pubcaster Avro has greenlit a reality TV series matching ex-cons with potential lovers.

Style Net partners with Marie Claire
Reality TV: 'Running in Heels' to follow magazine's editors — The Style Network is opening the book on a series partnership with Marie Claire.

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.