World Screen

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Supreme Court has ruled that government regulators imposed unfair punishment for the use of fleeting expletives and brief nudity on television, saying that the current policies are too vague and that broadcasters were not given proper notice of them. After being put to a vote, the court …

LOS ANGELES: Style Media is refreshing the network’s brand and image across all platforms, where it will carry the new tagline "Work It. Love It. Style It." The rebrand will be seen on air and online as of June 25. The logo has been changed, the tagline has been updated …

BURBANK: Lynn Stepanian, who has been working at TV Guide Network, is joining ABC Family as its senior VP of acquisitions and scheduling. Stepanian is responsible for all off-network series and feature acquisitions. She will also oversee the strategic scheduling of all on-air linear content and long-form video for ABC Family. She will …

NEW YORK/TORONTO: Entertainment One (eOne) has appointed Patrick McDonough as senior VP of home-entertainment sales, while Suzanne Faber becomes director of children’s marketing.  McDonough will have oversight for the U.S. division’s sales efforts across all of the country’s retail outlets. He will also manage the sales processes for more than …

ENGLEWOOD: Liberty Media has been awarded 765 million euros ($955 million) in damages from Vivendi in a lawsuit related to a stock swap deal over USA Network. The jury awarded the damages as a result of "breach of contract and fraud" related to the 2001 deal in which Liberty Media …

NEW YORK: News Corporation has confirmed that it is considering "a restructuring to separate its business into two distinct publicly traded companies." The Wall Street Journal reported earlier today that News Corp. is looking into separating its publishing assets from its entertainment businesses. The move comes in the wake of the phone-hacking …

EL SEGUNDO: The competition for first-run basic-cable rights to blockbuster features is heating up in the U.S., according to an IHS Screen Digest report, with some channels willing to shell out eight-figure licensing fees for top-tier titles. According to the IHS Screen Digest U.S. Cable Network Intelligence report, U.S. basic-cable networks aired …

NEW YORK: HBO is making the premiere episode of The Newsroom available free of charge on a range of platforms, while Showtime is offering up free access to the season two opener of Episodes. From now through July 23, the pilot of The Newsroom is available on HBO.com, YouTube, DailyMotion, TV.com …

TORONTO: Crash Canyon has been licensed in the U.S. to national cable broadcaster MAV TV, which will launch the show in August as part of its prime-time comedy lineup.  The animated series is produced by Breakthrough Entertainment in association with the Shaw Rocket Fund and TELETOON Canada. It was developed …

WESTPORT: The Outside Television channel in the U.S. has formed a long-term partnership with Red Bull Media House that includes original series, films and future productions involving Red Bull athletes.   The partnership makes use of the two partners’ complementary TV, print, online, mobile and social-media activities. As part of …