Seven Network has been successful in defending Network Ten's actions against the company over John Stephens. The Supreme Court dismissed Ten's application for an injunction to prevent Stephens continuing to work for Seven on May 29. The court found that Stephens did not breach an agreement, and accordingly that Seven did not induce Stephens to breach that agreement as Ten had claimed. Ten's claims were dismissed. The Court specifically said that it did not take Ten's "extraordinary" attempt to … [Read more...] about Seven wins court case against Ten over veteran programmer
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Seven plots rival service as Netflix heads to Australia
Seven Network is considering approaches from telco Optus, digital TV platform Freeview, and movie subscription service Quickflix about joining forces for an online streaming service to rival U.S. streaming giant Netflix. The Australian reports that it was not previously known that Optus, Freeview and Quickflix were planning a foray into subscription video on-demand services. The service will compete with Netflix, which is considering an official launch in Australia next year. … [Read more...] about Seven plots rival service as Netflix heads to Australia
“Gotham” gets series order from Fox
According to reports, Fox has officially given a series order to its upcoming drama Gotham, an origin story of the great DC Comics super-villains and vigilantes, revealing an entirely new chapter that has never been told. The series, based upon characters published by DC Entertainment, will star Southland alum Ben McKenzie as Detective James Gordon, Jada Pinkett Smith as Fish Mooney and Donal Logue as Harvey Bullock, among others. Bruno Heller (The Mentalist) wrote the pilot for … [Read more...] about “Gotham” gets series order from Fox
Australian networks battle over veteran programmer
The Australian reports that Australia’s Network Ten has hit back at Kerry Stokes’ Seven West Media, saying it will not be bullied in the court dispute over programming executive, John Stephens. After 11 years at Seven, Stephens, 67, had announced he was joining Ten earlier in March, but reneged on the decision shortly afterwards, blaming it on the influence of painkillers. On March 18, his email to Ten chief executive Hamish McLennan was leaked. It stated: “Now that I have … [Read more...] about Australian networks battle over veteran programmer
