FOX pulls ratings loser Next Great Champ, moves it to FOX Sports Net. FOX and Oscar De La Hoya’s The Next Great Champ has tanked so much that FOX is pulling it off its broadcast network. The show will move to cable, though, airing Sundays at 6 on FOX Sports Net, debuting this Sunday with …
LA Times files petition to disclose results of Next Great Champ, Contender boxing matches. The LA Times wants to know who won The Next Great Champ and The Contender, and they’re petitioning the California State Athletic Commission under the California Public Records Act to have the results of the show’s boxing matches revealed. According to …
another producer sues Next Great Champ just as Burnett says he regrets filing suit. “Knowing what I know now, I wouldn’t have bothered [with the suit], I guess. But at the time, you feel like you’ve got to assert your rights,” Mark Burnett told reporters on Tuesday. He’s talking about his and DreamWorks’ legal action …
Next Great Champ wins in court, will air. FOX’s The Next Great Champ will debut on Sept. 7 after a judge ruled that preventing the show from airing would be “prior restraint. And this is not a situation where I feel there is a significant government interest in protecting that.” That allows FOX to air …
Champ, Contender both had tax breaks, permission to ignore disclosure rules. As the legal battle between The Next Great Champ and The Contender gets ready to heat up on Friday, The LA Times reveals that the shows have something in common. Specifically, both had permission from officials to bypass rules and regulations in California. For …
FOX moves Next Great Champ premiere to Sept. 7; judge reschedules hearing. The debut of FOX’s The Next Great Champ has been moved from Sept. 10 to Sept. 7. Oddly enough, that’s one day before a judge scheduled a hearing to consider Contender producers’ arguments about whether or not the show should be allowed to …
judge denies Contender a temporary restraining order against Next Great Champ. A judge refused Contender producers’ request to stop FOX’s The Next Great Champ, but will hear arguments from both sides on Sept. 8. According to the AP, a superior court “judge ruled that preventing Endemol from delivering filmed material to Fox would be ‘tantamount …