Chris Harrison’s Dating Show ‘The Vow’ Hit With Cease and Desist Letter From ‘Bachelor’ Producers
WBTV says the promos borrow from The Bachelor franchise, while Fox says the claims are meritless and meant to block a competing dating show.
- On September 18, Warner Bros. TV issued a cease-and-desist notice to Fox Nation and Lionsgate Alternative Television over promotional material for the upcoming dating series Chris Harrison's The Vow.
- Alleging copyright infringement, the studio claims the show "improperly capitalizes" on its The Bachelor franchise, citing promotional imagery mirroring signature elements like falling rose petals and mansion backgrounds.
- Warner Bros. Entertainment intellectual property counsel Ahassim Rashid argued the trailer represents a "plain attempt to capitalize on and 'ride on the coattails'" of the franchise's goodwill.
- Fox News Media responded on September 24, disputing the claims and accusing Warner Bros. of attempting to "restrict" competition by targeting host Chris Harrison.
- Scheduled to premiere on November 11, the six-episode series The Vow features 30-year-old bachelor Jace Cates, with Fox asserting its promotional strategy "offers a different approach" to dating.
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Chris Harrison’s Dating Show ‘The Vow’ Hit With Cease and Desist Letter From ‘Bachelor’ Producers
Warner Bros. TV and Fox Nation are clashing over former Bachelor host Chris Harrison’s new dating show, The Vow. According to multiple outlets, WBTV, which produces The Bachelor, issued a cease and desist to Fox Nation on September 18, accusing the new series, The Vow, of copying elements of The Bachelor. The letter claimed that […]
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