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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES, February 20: Major League Gaming has entered into a partnership with the Endeavor talent agency and Flame Ventures to develop and distribute original television programming about professional video gaming. "From our inception, we've been focused on creating …

TEL AVIV, February 20: Dori Media Group has reported full-year revenues of $20.4 million, a 69-percent gain on this time lat year, with a net profit of $4.1 million, a 152 percent gain on 2005’s results. For the second half …

NEW YORK, February 20: Spike TV has ordered 10 one-hour episodes of a new reality series from Bunim-Murray Productions that sees amateur sleuths trying to solve real homicides. Murder is slated to premiere this summer. Each episode begins with series …

TORONTO, February 20: Open Door’s controversial documentary Cracked Not Broken has been acquired by HBO, making it one of the four independent films chosen to be part of HBO’s Addiction project launching March 16. A co-production of Open Door and …

LOS ANGELES, February 20: Magical Elves, the executive producers of Project Runway and Top Chef, are now on the hunt for America’s Next Producer in a new 10-episode series for TV Guide Channel. The series will give a group of …

NEW YORK, February 20: Rainbow Media is rebranding its Mag Rack video-on-demand service as LifeSkool and is planning to launch additional VOD services under the Skool brand, including MusicSkool, to join the already established SportsSkool. The Skool brand is being …

SILVER SPRING, February 20: Explorer, author and wilderness educator Josh Bernstein will host and produce specials and series exclusively for the Discovery Channel, beginning this April. Bernstein’s programs will focus on subjects ranging from anthropology and archaeology to environmental issues. …

NEW YORK, February 20: Lightworks Producing Group has inked a partnership deal with the environmentally conscious website Ecorazzi.com for Ecorazzi.tv, a weekly television series dedicated to news on celebrities who support environmental and humanitarian causes. Two-time Emmy Award winner, veteran …

ATLANTA, February 20: NASCAR.com, a division of Turner Sports New Media, will make video highlights of this year’s Daytona 500 available for download on Apple’s iTunes Store the day after the race. The expanded highlights, which are available for $1.99, …

LONDON, February 20: Warner Bros. will deliver more than 500 episodes from several current and classic dramas and comedies, including Nip/Tuck, The OC, Friends and ER, to Virgin Media’s TV-on-demand (TVoD) service. The deal will make the Warner Bros. content …