London
(ANI):
German
supermodel
Heidi
Klum's
hit
reality
TV
design
contest
Project
Runway
has
been
stopped
from
moving
to
America's
Lifetime
network
by
a
New
York
judge,
because
of
airing
rights.
The
airing
of
the
sixth
season
of
the
programme
was
blocked
when
the
judge
issued
a
preliminary
ruling
against
the
Weinstein
Company,
which
owns
Lifetime.
The
show
has
already
started
the
production
of
its
new
season,
and
Lindsay
Lohan
has
even
filmed
her
stint
as
a
guest
judge
in
the
series
opener.
The
series
was
expected
to
air
on
Lifetime
in
January
next
year
after
the
network
picked
up
the
show
from
NBC
Universal-owned
Bravo.
"The
overwhelming
evidence
demonstrated
that
The
Weinstein
Company
violated
NBC
Universal's
right
of
first
refusal
to
future
cycles
of
Project
Runway.
After
hearing
all
of
the
evidence,
the
court
issued
an
order
prohibiting
The
Weinstein
Company
from
taking
the
show
or
any
spin-off
to
Lifetime," the
Daily
Express
quoted
a
statement
from
NBC
as
reading.
A
spokeswoman
for
the
Weinstein
Co
has
issued
a
statement,
saying
that
the
incident
was
very
unfortunate.
"It's
unfortunate
that
the
people
hurt
most
by
this
ongoing
dispute
are
the
loyal
fans
of
Project
Runway.
In
the
meantime,
Lifetime
will
pursue
all
measures
to
uphold
its
valid
and
binding
agreement
reached
with
The
Weinstein
Co," she
said.
She
revealed
that
the
production
of
the
sixth
season
would
continue
while
network
bosses
fought
their
legal
battle,
expected
to
return
to
court
in
November.