SATELLITE 2007, the largest conference and exhibition for satellite-enabled communications, brings together more than 7,500 professional experts and 50,000 square feet of cutting-edge satellite technology under one roof February 19-22, 2007 at the Washington Convention Center.

MTV: Music Television today announced that it will present "Spankin' New Music Week: A-List Playlists" across all of its channels including MTV, MTV2, mtvU, MTV.com and Urge from Monday, February 5 through Friday, February 9 starting on "Total Request Live" at 3:30pm-4:30pm ET/PT. Hosted by MTV VJs Damien Fahey, Vanessa Minnillo, Stephen Colletti and Susie Castillo, this week of special programming will celebrate A-List artists' favorite music and offers fans a preview of the best new music from the hottest artists out today. A-List artists will visit "TRL" and share their favorite video playlist. One chosen playlist will be played on-air each day.

Lifetime Television's popular reality series "Lisa Williams: Life Among the Dead" has been renewed for a second season, it was announced today by Susanne Daniels, President, Entertainment, Lifetime Entertainment Services. The show will return this summer.

MTV and Verizon Wireless today announced a new event series titled "MTV Live" which will feature live artist performances from some of the biggest names in music. The monthly series will be recorded in front of a live audience at the Hard Rock Cafe NY in Times Square and will be presented as a multi-platform program across MTV, MTV2, mtvU, MTV Tr3s, MTV.com and on MTV Mobile on V CAST. "MTV Live" will be powered by Verizon Wireless and the first episode will premiere on MTV on February 6 at 11:30pm with a commercial free performance by Fall Out Boy. Artists Nas, Akon, and Gym Class Heroes have been booked for future shows.

Bloomberg, the leading global news, data and analytics provider, today announced that distribution of its BLOOMBERG TELEVISION(R) network has been launched on Comcast digital cable channel 106 in Washington, D.C. "The addition of the BLOOMBERG TELEVISION service is a great complement to our current digital cable programming," said Tony Hollinger, vice president and general manager for Comcast of the District. "Our carriage of the BLOOMBERG TELEVISION channel illustrates our commitment to providing customers access to a comprehensive assortment of news, information and entertainment relevant to their daily lives."

The future of television arrived in New Jersey Thursday (Jan. 11) as Verizon announced that its industry- leading FiOS television service is now available to consumers in 106 communities in the state, with more soon to come.

Music icon Snoop Dogg has joined up with documentary director Gabriel London, Oscar nominated filmmaker Jonathan Stack and Spike TV to make a candid show on youth crime and prison entitled "Bigg Snoop Dogg's Youth Authority: California." The idea for the revealing special was created by Snoop Dogg in an effort to help troubled kids and offer a way out of gang life.

Si TV, America's first cable network for young Latinos in English, has launched on Time Warner Cable's North Texas digital lineup the company announced today. "We are delighted that Si TV is now available in North Texas, a top Hispanic DMA and influential center for media and advertising," said Rori Peters, SVP of affiliate sales for Si TV. "We are confident that our high- quality programming will provide Time Warner Cable customers an entertaining and unique reflection of the breadth and depth of the Latino culture."

TiVo, the creator of and leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), today announced that it has signed Music Choice, the country's leader in music-related content, to deliver its wide-ranging catalog of music videos and its original programming via broadband to the television through the TiVoCast service. The service will be available later this year to TiVo(R) subscribers with broadband connected TiVo Series2(TM) and Series3(TM) boxes.