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Article: 'Runway' Gets Away From Bravo.(Bravo Cable Network files lawsuit against The Weinstein Co. for its new distribution deal with Lifetime Entertainment Services for 'Project Runway')
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- April 14, 2008
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by R. Thomas Umstead
NBC Universal Tries To Block Show's Move To Lifetime
Lifetime expects to strut with style later this year, bringing the highly popular fashion reality show Project Runway to its largely female audience, but NBC Universal-owned Bravo isn't ready to step off the catwalk just yet.
The producer of Project Runway , The Weinstein Co., has until April 27 to answer NBC Universal's lawsuit to void the deal with Lifetime, filed last Monday in New York State Supreme Court. In the suit, the programmer alleges Weinstein did not honor NBC Universal's and Bravo's right of first refusal before signing a deal with any other company for new ...