Paramount’s Brit Network 5 Being Sued by Producer Blackbox Multimedia Over Shelved Drama Series

Paramount’s U.K. network 5 is being sued by one of its production partners over what the company claims was the “wrongful termination” of an agreement over a crime drama series. Blackbox Multimedia, the U.K. banner that has made series for 5 such as “The Ex-Wife” and “Benidorm is Murder,” claims that it is owned money…

EXCLUSIVE: 5, the UK public broadcasting network owned by Paramount, is being taken to court by an established supplier over the demise of a crime drama series. Blackbox Multimedia, which has produced series for 5 including The Ex-Wife and Benidorm is Murder, alleges that the network wrongfully terminated its productio