Remember, in May 2021, Christophe Dechavanne, through its production company Coyote Conseil, declared war on M6. The reason ? According to information from Le Parisien, Coyote Conseil had filed a complaint against the channel for “parasitism” And “moral damage”. The facilitator that we now find alongside Lea Salame In “What an era! » (France 2) indeed accused the sixth channel of having plagiarized a concept proposed by Coyote Conseil, which, in April 2016, would have spent 12,000 euros for the rights to adapt Body Fixer, an English program broadcast on Channel 4.
The concept of the show? Several experts in physical transformations and cosmetic surgeons work hand in hand to transform a person who does not feel good about themselves. A program that the production company had proposed to M6, which would have been very interested before the channel suddenly changed its mind and a few months later launched the program “Incredible transformations” which has been a hit since 2019, a concept similar to the one that Coyote Consulting had proposed.
Neither one nor two, not finding an agreement with the program director of M6, Christophe Dechavanne had finally made the decision to take legal action for moral damage and claim the sum of 10 million euros.
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The court has spoken
This Wednesday, June 28, 2023, the decision of the Nanterre Commercial Court was finally made public. “By judgment of June 22, 2023, Coyote Conseil was dismissed in its entirety and was ordered to pay 10,000 euros in legal costs to the M6 group”we learn via a press release shared by the channel.
“The M6 Group is delighted with this decision, which confirms that the group has carried out the development and mission of this new successful program in complete independence, thanks to the investments made by it to design “Incredible Transformations”.the M6 group having undeniable experience and know-how in this field, which has led to the success of numerous broadcasts”can we read…
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