World Screen

PREMIUM: AXN and AXN Beyond are on the lookout for high-end drama series to replace 24 and Lost, according to VP Wong Yan-Jong, while female-skewing lifestyle shows and drama series are on the shopping list at Sony Entertainment Television. ON THE …

SCOTTSDALE: On-demand viewing of TV programs and movies is expected to generate $10 billion in the U.S. in annual revenue by 2014, according to new data from In-Stat, as revenues from retail video disc sales and rentals continue to decline. …

LOS ANGELES: After agreeing to joint bargaining earlier this year, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) have reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) for …

LONDON: KidsCo has firmed up an agreement with the Greek triple-play provider On Telecoms, which sees the international children’s channel become available via the telecommunication company’s IPTV services starting this month. KidsCo features family-friendly programming such as Sonic: Underground, Sabrina: …

LONDON: This week, Warner Bros. completes its acquisition of Leavesden Studios—the London-based facility where all eight Harry Potter films were shot—in which it plans to invest £100 million to create a permanent U.K. production base. Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden will …

BURBANK: The new kids’ service Disney Junior, aimed at children 2 to 7 and their families, will make its debut in February 2011. Disney Junior will launch content across the daily block on Disney Channel, an integrated website, VOD, mobile …

LONDON: CAKE has sold Fresh TV’s animated surf comedy Stoked to Germany’s KI.KA, which will launch the tween series in early 2011. Stoked centers on six teenagers who come together one summer to work, and surf, at the Surfer’s Paradise …

SYDNEY: XYZnetworks’ LifeStyle YOU channel has commissioned Southern Star Entertainment to produce an Australian version of the Cineflix International format Eat Yourself Sexy. The series follows the stories of eight women, one per episode, as they transform their bodies with …

BURBANK: Disney XD has slated Tron: Uprising, a series spin-off set before the story in Walt Disney Studios’ upcoming Tron: Legacy, to premiere in summer 2012. Produced by Disney Television Animation, the series follows a young program who becomes the …

WARSAW: Platform ‘n’ of Poland has added the AXN HD channel to is lineup, through a deal with Sony Entertainment Television and HBO Polska. AXN HD is home to dramas such as CSI: New York, CSI: Miami, Criminal Minds and …