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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: …

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 …

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. …

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 …

DALLAS: HGTV, Food Network, DIY Network, Cooking Channel and Great American Country have rejoined the AT&T U-verse TV lineup after the provider was able to reach an agreement with Scripps Networks. The channels were previously dropped from AT&T’s roster when the …

SANTA MONICA: The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) is partnering with two local outfits—Bang Singapore and Asia Media & Technology Capital (AMTC)—as well as Korea’s CJ Entertainment on a $50 million fund to produce a series of films out of Singapore …

HONG KONG: Former News Corporation president and COO Peter Chernin has set up a new business focused on the Asia-Pacific media markets, to be led by ex-STAR Group chief Paul Aiello as CEO. CA Media, based in Hong Kong, will strategically …

LOS ANGELES: With its worldwide rollout across 120 countries through Fox International Channels (FIC), The Walking Dead has reached record-breaking audience results, hot on the heels of a hit U.S. debut on AMC. In most countries where ratings were available at …

NEW YORK: More than 300 hours of new on-demand programming from ABC, Disney and ESPN have been added to the Time Warner Cable service, which is also gearing up to launch the Primetime HD On Demand channel for digital cable customers …

LONDON: Endemol’s high-stakes game show The Money Drop has been given a 12-episode order from FOX in the U.S., following a pilot commission earlier this year. The show will have the local title Million Dollar Money Drop and will feature …