Project Runway is an American
reality television series on
Lifetime Television, previously on the
Bravo network, which focuses on
fashion design and is hosted by
model Heidi Klum. The contestants compete with each other to create the best clothes and are usually restricted in time, materials, and theme. Their designs are judged and one or more designers are eliminated each week.
On April 7, 2008, the show's producers,
Weinstein Company, announced a five-year deal that would relocate the show to
Lifetime Television, beginning with Season 6. In response,
NBC Universal filed a lawsuit against the Weinstein Company for violating its contract rights.
A September 2008 court decision granted NBCU's request for an injunction, preventing Lifetime from promoting or exhibiting "Runway" until further notice.
[NBCU Wins Round in ‘Project Runway’ Suit]
On April 1, 2009, the lawsuit between Weinstein Co. and NBC Universal was settled, with Weinstein agreeing to pay NBC an undisclosed sum for the right to move the show to Lifetime.
[artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/project-runway-lawsuits-are-resolved/][latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/04/project-runway-lawsuit-over-the-runway-series-moves-to-lifetime.html] The already-filmed Season 6 began airing on Lifetime on August 20, 2009.
[online.wsj.com/article/SB123863345447680959.html] It will premiere on the Slice channel in Canada September 12.
[www.slice.ca/Shows/ShowsPage.aspx?Title_ID=87074]
