Legal papers submitted to the court
ITV bosses have rubbished claims that they stole the idea for The Only Way Is Essex.
Big Brother winner Brian Belo is taking them to court because he says TOWIE was originally his idea.
In 2007 he came up with a TV project called Totally Essex. His pilot show featuring pals including Amy Childs, 21, Mark Wright, 25, Sam Faiers, 21, and Kirk Norcross, 23 was pitched to producers at Lime Pictures, who make hit shows Hollyoaks and Geordie Shore.
But Belo, 24, claims they just went ahead and made TOWIE for ITV2 without his agreement.
He has issued a High Court writ in London accusing ITV and Lime Pictures of copyright infringement and breach of confidence,
Yesterday ITV and Lime who have previously been silent on the subject defended their case.
In legal papers submitted to the court, they maintain TOWIE was their idea. They say their show is dramality a mix of drama and reality whereas Belos pilot was a fly on the wall documentary.
In their papers, they state: A fundamental aspect of a dramality show is that producers set up dramatic scenarios which are then filmed.
Totally Essex was no more than individuals talking to the camera about themselves and their lifestyles, with occasional comments by a narrator and some music.
Any notion of TOWIE being created by the claimants is wholly misconceived.
If the case goes ahead it will not be heard by the High Court until next year. Last night BB8 winner Belo declined to comment. But he said recently: I worked on the idea for two years.
I got the cast together and pitched to the production companies.
Source: www.dailystar.co.uk
Cheap smartphones and Zappar augmented reality T-shirts on sale at Asda - Pocket-lint.com
Buy the Motorola RAZR smartphone from high street retailer Asda and you could save yourself 100.
The retailer is selling the handset for 319, making it around 100 cheaper than the likes of Currys and Argos. It’s not the only credit-crunching deal that’s been brought to our attention either.
Asda is also selling the Samsung Galaxy Note in white for 369 – the cheapest we’ve been able to find it – while the Motorola Defy Mini can be purchased for 79.
And it’s not just phones that are making Asda a technical hub. The retailer has also begun selling Augmented Reality Zappar T-shirts.
Download the free Zappar app from Google Play or the Apple App Store, point your smartphone or tablet at one of the seven different design T-shirts and watch as the logo comes to life.
Okay, so AR T-shirts, and smartphones that came out last year might not stop you from shopping at more dedicated technology outfits, but there’s certainly more to Asda than cheap socks and pasta sauces.
Have you bought a phone from Asda? We want to know.
Source: www.pocket-lint.com
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