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NBC ATTEMPTS TO BLOCK THE RUNWAY
Tuesday, April 8 2008
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NBC Universal has filed suit against The Weinstein Co. to keep Project Runway, the highest-rated show on its Bravo network, from, well, running away to Lifetime. In its lawsuit, NBC Universal claimed that it had a right of first refusal to the series after its current contract concluded and maintained that The Weinstein Co. had attempted to change the deal by bundling Runway with other programs that it wasn't interested in. The Weinstein Co. shot back that there was no right of refusal in the previous contract. Lifetime President Andrea Won told the Associated Press that she "moved quickly and jumped at the opportunity to get this show." Lifetime said that it had paid $150 million for the right to televise the show for five seasons.
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