Top singing competition renamed due to legal trouble
- By Zhang Rui
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An old poster for "The Voice of China" [Photo / China.org.cn] |
This year, Canxing and Talpa's negotiation fell apart and Talpa found another Chinese agent, the Zhejiang Talent Television & Film Company Limited. But Canxing continued doing a similar show with some changes and the same Chinese name ("China's Good Voice") that will be broadcast on July 15. So Talent filed a lawsuit.
But Zhejiang Television said the Chinese name of the show, "China's Good Voice," was created by the television station itself according to laws and contracts and is approved by China's TV watchdogs, including the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television of China. It has also registered the trademarks and owns the rights to the name.
The television station said the temporary renaming will cause them significant damage and that they maintain the right to sue the relevant parties for their malicious lawsuit action.
Tian Ming, the CEO of Canxing Productions, said they would countersue Talent for their reckless legal action, demanding compensations. Tian added his company won’t import foreign show formats in the future and will focus on original creation instead.
Industry insiders said even though Canxing cannot produce "China's Good Voice" shows for now, Talent cannot either, as the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television only approved and registered the name under Zhejiang Television.
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