BBC sues Mediaset over ‘Dancing Stars’ copy
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of Britain’s public broadcaster, has issued legal proceedings in Italy alleging that Silvio Berlusconi-backed broadcaster Mediaset has illegally copied its Strictly Come Dancing/Dancing with the Stars format. The Italian writ argues that Baila!, a new Italian show that’s due to air on September 27th, is an illegal copycat of the […]