Handing a procedural win to NBC Universal in the case over “Project Runway,” a federal judge on Tuesday rejected Lifetime’s attempt to move the dispute out of state court. NBC Universal had sued to keep “Project Runway’s” production company, Weinstein Co., from moving the show to the Lifetime cable channel...
Lifetime is trying to make a federal case out of “Project Runway.” Shortly before a judge was set to try to create an expedited schedule for NBC Universal’s lawsuit against the Weinstein Co. for moving “Project Runway” from Bravo to Lifetime, Lifetime asked that the case be moved to federal court, NBC...
The Weinstein Co. and Lifetime will not be able to promote, market or exhibit “Project Runaway” until further notice after a judge granted NBC Universal’s request for an injunction against the studio. NBC Universal sued the Weinstein Co. after it reached a deal to move the hit show to Lifetime from NBC...