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LOS ANGELES, January 10: Twentieth Century Fox has inked a deal with Israeli cable platform HOT to make both new releases and classic library films available to subscribers on an on-demand basis. This is Fox’s first video on demand deal …

LONDON, January 10: Via a deal between BBC Worldwide Australasia and TVNZ, more than 40 hours of drama, natural history and factual titles will air on New Zealand’s TV ONE and TV2 this year. The package deal is led by …

NEW YORK, January 10: The online brand Heavy.com, whose male-skewing content is being rolled out globally by Fireworks International, has closed a $20 million financing round from Polaris Venture Partners. This is the second round of funding from Polaris, which …

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES, January 10: MTV Networks has entered into a deal with Amp'd Mobile to create and distribute original made-for-mobile episodic series that will appear exclusively on Amp'd. The original programming will appear on MTV Networks' channels on Amp'd …

NEW YORK, January 10: BET is slated to broadcast two live-action series from fellow Viacom-owned Nickelodeon: Just Jordan and Romeo! Just Jordan, which premiered on Nickelodeon on January 7, will debut on BET on January 13 at 10 a.m. Romeo!, …

LONDON, January 10: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) will be at NATPE next week talking to buyers about The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency, with the star of the show set to make an exclusive appearance at the convention in Las Vegas. Janice …

SANTA MONICA, January 10: American Idol judge and recording artist Paula Abdul has joined the creative team of Bratz: The Movie, the first live-action feature based on Bratz, the popular brand of fashion dolls manufactured by MGA Entertainment. Abdul will …

HOLLYWOOD, January 10: The Jim Henson Company has acquired the rights to The Skrumps, the vinyl toys created by John Chandler and made popular by his line of collectible figures and illustrated storybooks, for a multiplatform property that will encompass …

NEW YORK/TORONTO, January 10: DECODE Entertainment has pre-sold its new animated science-fiction comedy series Gizmo, developed by Singapore’s Scrawl Studios and the Media Development Authority of Singapore, to Canada’s YTV. DECODE, which is co-producing the series with YTV and Hong …

TORONTO, January 10: CanWest Global Communications Corp. and GS Capital Partners, a private equity affiliate of Goldman, Sachs & Co., today announced a deal to acquire Alliance Atlantis Communications for C$2.3 billion ($1.96 billion). CBS will take over international distribution …