Los Angeles - Dutch media tycoon John de Mol's Talpa Media Group on Monday announced the launch of TalpaCreative.com, a site where TV fans can create and sell original non-scripted TV show ideas. The best ideas will be developed by del Mol and his team and may be produced and distributed internationally by Talpa Media Group and Endemol, whose previous productions include "Big Brother," "Fear Factor" and "Deal or No Deal."

New York - KickApps, a provider of on-demand social media technology, said on Wednesday that it will power the online community functions for "Upstaged," a new multi-platform reality TV show from Endemol that will air on the BBC in the U.K. The show will see amateurs submit audition videos of their particular talent, with the best then chosen to face off head-to-head with the goal of entertaining a live audience. Viewers will then vote on these competitions and eventually choose an overall champion.

London - Endemol UK on Monday announced that it has acquired a 25% stake in MoMedia, a developer and distributor of digital entertainment.

London - Spanish telecom Telefonica has sold its stake in the Dutch TV production company Endemol ("Big Brother," "Deal or No Deal") to a group led by former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's Mediaset, and Endemol founder John de Mol, in a deal valued at $4.6 billion, the Financial Times reported.

Cannes, France - Video game publisher Electronic Arts announced on Monday that it has partnered with TV producer Endemol on Virtual Me, a project that will combine avatar creation technology with Endemol's reality TV shows and launch a variety of online competitions.

Los Angeles - Tila Tequila, a young, female Asian rap artist who counts over 1.6 million friends and half a billion page views on MySpace, has signed a deal with digital label INgrooves and video producer Endemol to offer her debut single and music video as an independent, digital-only global release. The single for "I Love U," produced by Lil' Jon, and music video will packaged together as a 99 cent download made available exclusively on iTunes until March 13. The music video has already been available worldwide through mobile phone carriers since Feb. 14, with Sprint offering the exclusive download in the U.S.