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- 3/7/2011
- Vanity Fair
Bravo isn't the only one claiming it's been damaged by the decision to move "Project Runway" to Lifetime.
In papers filed Friday in federal court in New York, producer the Weinstein Co. claims Bravo intentionally refused to promote Season 5 of the reality series because of the move and is seeking unspecified damages.
Twc said some of the things Bravo did to sabotage the ratings and value of the show included changing the show's airtime; running a small number of ads; creating "mundane and unappealing" ads; providing little information for the press about the season premiere; and revealing spoilers about future episodes.
The company also alleges that when Bravo began to suspect that the show might move to a rival network, it created "copycat shows" based on the "Runway" format.
Bravo's parent company, NBC Universal, said in a statement: "Not only do we categorically disagree with the Weinstein's Co.'s assertions,...
In papers filed Friday in federal court in New York, producer the Weinstein Co. claims Bravo intentionally refused to promote Season 5 of the reality series because of the move and is seeking unspecified damages.
Twc said some of the things Bravo did to sabotage the ratings and value of the show included changing the show's airtime; running a small number of ads; creating "mundane and unappealing" ads; providing little information for the press about the season premiere; and revealing spoilers about future episodes.
The company also alleges that when Bravo began to suspect that the show might move to a rival network, it created "copycat shows" based on the "Runway" format.
Bravo's parent company, NBC Universal, said in a statement: "Not only do we categorically disagree with the Weinstein's Co.'s assertions,...
- 10/27/2008
- by By Leslie Simmons
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lifetime is hoping to move the "Project Runway" dispute to federal court.
The network is asking that the case surrounding the future of the hit reality show be tried in federal court rather than New York State Supreme Court.
The case stems from a breach-of-contract lawsuit filed in April by NBC Universal after the Weinstein Co. announced that it was moving the series from NBC Uni's cable network Bravo to Lifetime in a five-year deal, starting with its sixth season.
"Lifetime today removed the Project Runway lawsuit from state court to federal court," the network said. "We did this because any issue relating to Lifetime's exclusive right to air future cycles of Project Runway is a matter of federal copyright law and therefore should be heard by a federal court. We continue to believe that Lifetime has rights superior to Nbcu's claimed right of first refusal on future cycles of Project Runway.
The network is asking that the case surrounding the future of the hit reality show be tried in federal court rather than New York State Supreme Court.
The case stems from a breach-of-contract lawsuit filed in April by NBC Universal after the Weinstein Co. announced that it was moving the series from NBC Uni's cable network Bravo to Lifetime in a five-year deal, starting with its sixth season.
"Lifetime today removed the Project Runway lawsuit from state court to federal court," the network said. "We did this because any issue relating to Lifetime's exclusive right to air future cycles of Project Runway is a matter of federal copyright law and therefore should be heard by a federal court. We continue to believe that Lifetime has rights superior to Nbcu's claimed right of first refusal on future cycles of Project Runway.
- 10/17/2008
- by By Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Los Angeles -- The future of the sixth season of "Project Runway" is up in the air after a judge in New York ordered Lifetime and the Weinstein Co. to stop any promotion, marketing or exhibiting of the reality show until NBC Universal's dispute with the producer is over.
The ruling in New York Supreme Court follows April's bombshell announcement that Twc was moving Bravo's signature series to Lifetime in a five-year deal, starting with its sixth season. NBC Universal, Bravo's parent company, countered by filing a breach of contract lawsuit in New York against Twc aimed at preventing "Runway's" jump to Lifetime.
In temporarily enjoining Twc, Judge Richard Lowe III found that the unsigned 2003 license agreement between the producer and Nbcu was enforceable and that a later amendment giving Nbcu the "right of first refusal" for additional seasons of the show as well as spinoffs did exist. The judge...
The ruling in New York Supreme Court follows April's bombshell announcement that Twc was moving Bravo's signature series to Lifetime in a five-year deal, starting with its sixth season. NBC Universal, Bravo's parent company, countered by filing a breach of contract lawsuit in New York against Twc aimed at preventing "Runway's" jump to Lifetime.
In temporarily enjoining Twc, Judge Richard Lowe III found that the unsigned 2003 license agreement between the producer and Nbcu was enforceable and that a later amendment giving Nbcu the "right of first refusal" for additional seasons of the show as well as spinoffs did exist. The judge...
- 9/26/2008
- by By Leslie Simmons and Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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