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NEW YORK, February 21: Next month, VH1 will launch Australia’s Next Top Model, FOX8’s local version of Tyra Banks’ hit reality series on The CW. On March 5 at 10 p.m., VH1 will present the U.S. premiere of the Australian …

WASHINGTON D.C., February 21: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has launched Light at the Edge of the World, a four-part series on indigenous cultures hosted by author Wade Davis. Light at the Edge of the World follows Davis, an anthropologist, …

AMSTERDAM, February 21: The Dutch movie channel Film1 has acquired the high-paced quiz format Movie Matrix from FCCE for the Benelux territory. Created by the Dutch production outfit New Haven Productions, Movie Matrix is a Hollywood-related quiz show that involves …

NEW YORK/SANTA MONICA, February 21: Genius Products, co-owned by The Weinstein Company, has become the North American home entertainment distributor for Sesame Workshop’s library of more than 100 titles. Under the terms of the multi-year agreement, Genius will distribute titles …

LONDON/NEW YORK, February 21: BKN International has tapped Digital Music Group (DMGI) to handle the North American digital rights for its current and upcoming films and series, and has aligned with The Game Factory for a PSP video game based …

CARMEL, February 21: According to a new study by Adams Media Research, consumer spending on movie and TV downloads will hit $4.1 billion by 2011. The report, Video on the Internet: Ad-Supported Streaming and Download-to-Own, also notes that ad spending …

LOS ANGELES, February 21: The new Merv Griffin game show, Let’s Play Crosswords, has been cleared for a fall launch as a syndicated strip by NBC-owned stations in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco and Dallas. From Merv Griffin …

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 …