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 Fox Wins Boxing Show Fight 


08-28-04
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(antiTainment) Fox won the latest round in their fight with NBC over the reality boxing series �The Next Great Champ�. Producers for an NBC show asked a California court to block Fox�s plans to launch the series next week. They believe that the show is a copy of a program that they plan to launch this fall called �The Contender� and that Fox rushed their version onto the airwaves. On Friday, California judge denied NBC�s request and the show will go on. 

It is not known at press time whether �The Contender� producers DreamWorks and reality king Mark Burnett will appeal the decision. 

Both shows feature boxing hopefuls that compete to win a cash grand prize and a high profile boxing match. NBC�s �The Contender� is hosted by Sylvester Stallone and Fox�s �The Next Great Champ� is hosted by Oscar De La Hoya. 

Fox came under fire earlier this summer when they launched another reality program �Trading Spouses�, which ABC says is a copy of their program �Wife Swap�. The competing networks protest what they feel are preemptive launches of programs that are direct copies of their programs. �Wife Swap� is set to debut this fall on ABC.  .




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