Re: [TV orNotTV] Fox ordered to pay $179m for Lying and Cheating 'Bones' Profit Participants

2019-09-11 Thread Steve Timko
Lawsuit over profits from Fox series "Bones" is settled LOS ANGELES (AP) - A lawsuit over profits between the producers and stars of the show "Bones" and 21st Century Fox has been settled. The two sides in the long-running lawsuit over the hit Fox TV show filed documents saying the lawsuit was

Re: [TV orNotTV] Fox ordered to pay $179m for Lying and Cheating 'Bones' Profit Participants

2019-05-02 Thread Steve Timko
Judge tosses $128M damages in 'Bones' profit dispute LOS ANGELES (AP) - A judge has overturned a $128 million punitive damages award to the stars and producers of the long-running Fox TV show "Bones" in a dispute over profits. Judge Richard Rico's order Thursday is a victory for 21st Century Fox.

[TV orNotTV] Fox ordered to pay $179m for Lying and Cheating 'Bones' Profit Participants

2019-02-27 Thread Adam Bowie
A long read from The Hollywood Reporter, with a court arbitrator concluding that Fox Studios deliberately accepted lower than market rate license fees from Fox Broadcasting for episodes of Bones. "Hollywood accounting" practices made the show "unprofitable" meaning that the stars and creators