Seven accuses Endemol and Nine of using My Kitchen Rules ‘bible’ to make The Hotplate
The Seven and Nine Networks kicked-off a high-profile legal case this morning with the court being asked to prevent Nine from continuing to broadcast its reality cooking show The Hotplate.
The Hotplate’s judges Pickett and Parker Bowles
Seven’s lawyer Richard Lancaster SC today told Justice John Nicholas in the Federal Court that Nine has deliberately sought to imitate the format of its highly successful My Kitchen Rules show, and claimed production company Endemol had managed to obtain a copy of the MKR production “bible” for the show.
“MKR has been such a successful show and (Nine) will say that it is an original format but there is no specific denial that they were not aware of the format of the show”, Lancaster told the court.
If Seven really believe this, will they take all their formats from Endemol Shine who currently distribute internationally?
If Seven isn’t granted the injunction they’ve just ensured every MKR viewer will switch on to Hotplate. This could be a game changing loss for Seven
Is it just me or does Pickett look like a fat Manu?
Seven have a history of stealing format beats from successful shows and making them in house.
MKR was a rip off of Come Dine With Me and Masterchef.
Look at the MKR kitchen, it’s tone , palate and not mention the logo.
Million Dollar Minute was taking format beats from Sale Of The Century and many other game shows.
Doesn’t their distribution division hold the international sales rights? If so, they always had the bible.
Hi Erm,
That’s correct, the story has been updated after that was made clear in court this afternoon.
Cheers,
Alex – editor, Mumbrella
Print and TV are dead. When I watch Netflix, I don’t have reality TV shite forced down my throat (unless that’s what I want) and that is about as sweet as it gets. Content is king again, unable to be enslaved by the media. Hurrah.
This court action promises to be just as tedious as both shows!
Unlikely a Judge will take a program off the air , if copyright is deemed to have been infringed that is why damages are called damages
Nine win publicity , ratings and hurt MKR – the Judge should score Seven on execution, strategy and delivery of lawsuit and that score (cue suspenseful uptempo music) should be zero
Bill Shorten should kick-off his own legal case against Parker Bowles for stealing his image.
Doppleganger?- I was thinking a thin Manu actually! ha ha. hot plate is a terrible show, a poor mans reality show. the food has no class, very pub style and very western suburbs presentation. come dine with me UK has better food.
meh, who ever wins wins, something to talk about round the office at least!
Is Seven serious?
They developed My House Rules to copy The Block’s success.
They developed MKR to copy Masterchef & Come Dine with Me.
They developed Better Homes and Gardens to copy Burkes Backyard.
They developed Today Tonight to copy A Current Affair.
They developed The Great Outdoors to copy Getaway.
They developed that flop of a show The Big Adventure to copy Survivor.
Seven should remember that when you point the finger there is always 4 fingers pointing back.
The only piece of “originality” seven is demonstrating is the chutzpah of taking legal action claiming they had a spread of an original idea for anyone to steal!
Geeze the old dinosaurs of FTA are funny guys.
….. Shread…. of an original idea.
Autocorrect. Strikes again……
This is so funny. It’s like 2 teenage girls who both tong their hair then each accuses the other of ‘stealing my style’. 7 and 9 were the cool kids in school last century and we know what happens to the cool kids…