Mediaset has won a new court battle against ITV Studios over ‘Pasapalabra’. The Supreme Court accepted the objection of the audiovisual group. canceled the second compensation of 8.7 million euros He said the British production company wanted them to violate the contracts, thinking it had already been repaired. first sentence of the caseThe one that failed in 2019.
“Remediating the damage caused by infringing behavior Mediaset has already covered the compensation it was ordered to pay In the first case,” states this document from the Civil Division of the Supreme Court.
In this decision, the Supreme Court ruled that Telecinco “Stopped immediately and its continuation in the future is prohibited.”Publishing, editing, production, reproduction, public disclosure, distribution, transformation and any other exploitation of the ‘Pasapalabra’ program itself or through third parties is also prohibited. “The broadcast of any other television program of the same or similar format as or containing the name ‘Pasapalabra’.”
In addition to these bans, the Supreme Court decided in this decision to pay Mediaset compensation of 5,400,000 euros to ITV Studios (the “Pasapalabra agreement heads” contract) and 6,884,000 euros. (“heads of library minimum commitment agreement” agreement). total total 12,284,000 euros plus corresponding interest.
As of the said decision, Mediaset and ITV Studios applied to the court for the case. economic consequences of this issue. In the second court decision, it was stated that Telecinco and the Cuatro group had to pay 8.7 million euros in compensation to the British company for the losses that continued from December 2017 until the broadcast of the competition was stopped. Supreme Court.