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BURBANK, July 18: The merged UPN/WB network The CW launches on September 20 with a two-hour premiere of the seventh season of Tyra Banks’ reality show America’s Next Top Model. World Wrestling Entertainment’s Friday Night Smackdown makes its CW debut …

LONDON, July 18: Over the next three years, BSkyB is going to invest £400 million into its new broadband offering unveiled today, with the platform’s 8 million subscribers set to receive the base high-speed Internet package for free. Unveiling Sky …

BURBANK, July 18: CBS is gearing up for its 2006/07 season with its new “Outernet” strategy aimed at finding off-screen means to promote its new slate of shows. In unveiling the initiative, CBS said that it was planning on rolling …

NEW YORK, July 17: The Comedy Central cult hit Crank Yankers has found a new home on MTV2, with the cable network greenlighting production on eight new episodes. The series featured prank calls made by show regulars and celebrity guests …

NEW YORK, July 17: Bravo has given an eight-episode second-season order to The Real Housewives of Orange County for broadcast later this year. Bravo has tapped Evolution Film & Tape, whose credits include Fear Factor and Big Brother, to produce …

NEW YORK, July 17: Court TV, which Time Warner took full control of in May, is planning to tap into the resources of its parent company with a new Thursday-night crime and investigation movie strand. Most Wanted Movies launches August …

EL SEGUNDO, July 17: Mattel’s revenues were up 8 percent to $957.7 million for the second quarter, delivering a net profit of $37.4 million, versus last year’s net loss of $94 million. "We are pleased with our second quarter results,” …

NEW YORK, July 17: SCI FI has greenlit production on Painkiller Jane, from Vancouver's Insight Film Studios and Kickstart Comics, for launch on the cable network in January followed by a U.S. weekly syndication window next fall. Production on 22 …

LONDON, July 17: FremantleMedia’s Fremantle Archive Sales division has relaunched its website, allowing users to browse its entire catalogue online. The site at www.fremantlearchivesales.com allows users to search for footage and stills by program or artist name, including content from …

HARRINGTON PARK, July 17: New Jersey-based distributor Janson Media has begun offering the international TV and DVD rights to Kenny Rogers: The Journey. The film provides a look at the successful country artist, who has recorded 61 albums and has …