Golden Globes owner, producer head to court
The Golden Globes awards show is over, but it isn’t out of the headlines yet.
The show’s future might be settled in court next week as the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., which created and owns the Golden Globes, fights a legal battle with Dick Clark Productions, which produces the show.
Entertainment business reporter Joe Flint says the association is suing Dick Clark Productions because it believes the company violated their partnership by signing a new contract with NBC without the HFPA’s approval.
Hollywood heavyweights who might take the stand include HFPA Chairman Philip Berk, Dick Clark, Dick Clark Productions Chief Executive Mark Shapiro and former NBC business affairs chief Marc Graboff, who negotiated the TV deal on the network’s behalf.
The stakes are high. If the HFPA wins, the NBC contract could be voided and the rights shopped to other networks, Flint writes today.
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