Monday, September 29, 2008

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By Mohamed Abdellah
CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian appeals court sentenced the outspoken editor of a local independent daily newspaper to two months in prison on Sunday and the editor said he would show up to serve the sentence.
'I've decided to turn myself in,' Ibrahim Issa, executive editor of the al-Dustour newspaper, told Reuters.
Issa was not present when the verdict was announced, according to court sources.
'I believe this ruling opens the gates of hell to Egyptian journalism. It takes us back to square one,' he said.
Issa was sentenced to six months in jail with labour in March for publishing false news about President Hosni Mubarak's health but was released pending appeal



Not so fast Lifetime.
Turns out there's a bit of a sticky wicket for the plans of the power-to-the-women cable channel to woo Project Runway away from gay-fabulous Bravo, which is owned by NBC. Project Runway is owned by Hollywood powerhouse Harvey Weinstein (Miramax co-founder; hubby of Marchesa label's Georgina Chapman; bought Halston last year).
Friday New York State Supreme Court judge Richard Lowe granted NBC/Universal an injunction that bars Weinstein from moving the franchise to Lifetime, even though the show has already started videotaping for a January debut for the sixth season (Lifetime originally planned on launching their version in November).
NBC's case seems to rest on their assertion that they had 'first right of refusal.'
Weinstein released this statement: 'We are glad that the court held that NBCU cannot exhibit the program on Bravo and that court required NBCU to post a minimum $20 million bond. Obviously we will be appealing and remain committed to our partners.'
Weinstein has always asserted that he did offer NBC the first deal and they were outbid by Lifetime.
NBC says the real problem is that Weinstein made a power-play trying to bundle a bunch of shows the network was not interested in on the basis of Project Runway's success




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