Emily Deschanel And David Boreanaz Win 179 Million From Fox Over Bones Streaming Royalties
The dispute has to do with the way Fox reported revenue from the show’s performance on platforms like Hulu to its producers and anyone else with a contractual claim to a piece of that pie. Fox allegedly lowballed the show’s royalties for years, and the money they’re now being ordered to cough up is a righting of that wrong. As you might expect, the studio isn’t happy about the ruling, and in a press statement Fox is vowing to challenge the ruling, having reportedly already filed a motion to overturn the $128 million in punitive damages that make up the settlement: “The ruling by this private arbitrator is categorically wrong on the merits and exceeded his arbitration powers....