Battlestar Wiki:News/Colonial Fleet News Service
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- TV critic James Poniewozik names the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica as one of the 100 greatest television shows of all time. Joining this list are cult series such as The Prisoner, The Twilight Zone and the original Star Trek.
- The episode "Exodus, Part II" has won an Emmy® award for "Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series" and is still nominated for "Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series". Together, "Occupation" and "Precipice" have been nominated for "Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series". The Primetime Emmy® Awards will be presented on September 16th.
- NBC Universal, the parent company responsible for Battlestar Galactica, has backed out of renewing its contract with iTunes. However, NBC announced that they will switch their entire lineup to Amazon's Unbox service.
- The Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion Season Three is available for pre-order on Amazon.com. By pre-ordering it now, you save $4.78 (32%) from the list price.
- Battlestar Wiki was noted on The Times Online as an example of "specialized" wikis in American SF cyberspace, with Wookieepedia and Memory Alpha also receiving note.
- Nana Visitor, known to genre viewers as Kira Nerys on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, will appear in at least one episode of Battlestar Galactica.