Bravo’s hit show, “Project Runway,” not a “Lifetime” classic yet
Posted on September 27th, 2008 by Hot Momma
A while back Lifetime Network signed a 5-year deal with The Weinstein Company (TWC) to takeover Bravo’s hit show, “Project Runway.” According to Lifetime CEO Andrea Wong, the femme-centric cabler began negotiating a deal with TWC in January and signed the pact last Feb. Bravo’s owner, NBC, brought out the lawyers and filed a lawsuit against The Weinstein Company for taking their prized show away. Yesterday, a judge ruled that the Weinstein Company cannot move Heidi Klum and company over to Lifetime for now. The show is currently shooting its sixth season in Los Angeles. It was supposed to premiere on Lifetime in January. NBC issued this statement after the judge’s ruling:
“NBC Universal is pleased that the court granted our motion for a preliminary injunction against the Weinstein Company,” the media powerhouse said in a statement.
“The overwhelming evidence demonstrated that the Weinstein Company violated NBC Universal’s right of first refusal to future cycles of Project Runway. After hearing all of the evidence, the court issued an order prohibiting the Weinstein Company from taking the show or any spinoff to Lifetime.”
Lifetime just said they were “disappointed.” They paid $150 million for the rights to the show so no doubt they are very disappointed! They will all be back in court on October 15th to continue the fight.
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