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NEW YORK, September 20: MTV has launched Think.MTV.com in beta today, a new online community dedicated to stimulating youth activism. The online community was founded with the help of financial support and expertise from the Case Foundation, Bill & Melinda …

LONDON, September 20: UKTV is evolving UKTV G2 into Dave, a male-skewing comedy and factual entertainment channel, launching on all digital platforms in the U.K., including Freeview, on October 15. The idea behind the channel’s new name is that “everybody …

NEW YORK, September 20: USA Network has ordered a third season of 16 episodes of its one-hour drama Psych, which became the top-rated new cable show last year. Psych has ratcheted up successful ratings since its debut in the summer …

SAN FRANCISCO, September 20: Virgin America and VH1 have partnered to offer the first inflight on-demand music-video library for U.S. routes to New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington D.C. and Las Vegas. The Virgin America-VH1 music-video library, available on …

TORONTO, September 20: Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group (SPWAG) and the CBC have acquired the international distribution rights to the second season of the Emmy Award-winning ten-hour series The Tudors. SPWAG has agreed to extend its previous license agreement for …

SYDNEY, September 19: Beyond has been named the worldwide distributor of two documentaries from Open Door: Independent America: The Two Lane Search For Mom and Pop and Cracked Not Broken, for launch at MIPCOM. The 81×52-minute Independent America: The Two …

NEW YORK/OAKDALE, September 19: Nickelodeon and Viacom Consumer Products and Imation have partnered to roll out Nickelodeon’s Npower brand, a new consumer-electronics product line for kids. The Npower brand features more than 20 products including digital cameras and photo frames, …

MEVASSERT ZION, September 19: Israel’s Armoza Formats has licensed the coaching format Overdraft Family for local versions on the FOX channel PULS TV in Poland and on TVR in Romania. Euromedia Productions will produce the Polish version for PULS TV, …

LOS ANGELES, September 19: Bennett Media Worldwide will launch the new one-hour high-definition driving adventure program National Lampoon’s Great American Run at MIPCOM this year. Inspired by the Hollywood blockbuster Cannonball Run, the program features hardcore driving enthusiasts as they …

LISBON, September 19: Portugal’s beActive, a producer of cross-media entertainment formats, will unveil the new teen game show format Young CSI, set in the world of forensic crime-scene investigation, at MIPCOM. Young CSI combines games, Internet and mobile phones, high-tech …