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. The studio calls it a vindication. The ruling leaves in place a $50 million award for compensatory damages, interest and attorney fees. David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel, the stars of "Bones" from 2005 through 2017, sued Fox in 2015, saying it denied them profits by licensing the show to Fox's TV division and to Hulu for below-market rates. They were joined by executive producer Barry Josephson and author Kathy Reichs, who wrote the novels "Bones" is based on. Their attorneys say they will appeal Rico's decision.
On Wed, Feb 27, 2019 at 12:22 PM Adam Bowie <a...@adambowie.co.uk> wrote: > 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 didn't share in potential profits that they were contractually > entitled to. There are suggestions of lying, cheating and double-dealing. > > What's really interesting is the Hulu aspect, suggesting that Hulu > severely underpaid Fox for episodes of the show. Since Fox is a shareholder > in Hulu, it was in the corporate's overall interests to make the service > more valuable, and that could be done in part by providing cheap > programming. > > The outcome could be that other shows examine how studios and networks > sold their shows to Hulu. If Hulu was getting lots of sweetheart deals, > then that could have consequences for the service long term. > > > https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/fox-rocked-by-179-million-bones-ruling-lying-cheating-reprehensible-studio-fraud-1190346 > > > > Adam > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
