Uitspraak
RECHTBANK Amsterdam
1.De procedure
- de dagvaarding van 22 november 2024, met producties,
- de incidentele conclusie van antwoord in het incident ex art. 843a Rv (oud),
- de rolbeslissing van 12 februari 2025 waarin is bepaald dat het incident zal worden behandeld en beslist gelijktijdig met de hoofdzaak,
- de conclusie van antwoord in de hoofdzaak,
2.De feiten
shall be attached to the Series to raise development and production financing from broadcasters and SVOD platforms mentioned in the strategy document and only after approval by Submarine and from other production and/or distribution outlets and financiers in Europe (each a“FinanciercollectivelyFinanciers”) to develop, produce, and/or distribute the Series (a“Financier Agreement”). [eiser] shall advise Submarine in negotiating any Financier Agreement. If Submarine is in the process of negotiating a Financier Agreement at the expiration of the Exclusive Attachment Period, the Exclusive Attachment Period shall be automatically extended SOLELY AS TO ANY FINANCER AGREEMENT BEING NEGOTIATED UNTIL COMPLETION OF SUCH NEGOTIATION(S). IF AT ANY TIME AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE EXCLUSIVE ATTACHMENT PERIOD (OR NON-EXCLUSIVE ATTACHMENT PERIOD, IF APPLICABLE), SUBMARINE ENTERS INTO A FINANCER AGREEMENT WITH ANY SPECIFIC FINANCIERS COMMISSIONING EDITOR SUBMITTED TO SUBMARINE BY [eiser] DURING THE EXCLUSIVE ATTACHMENT PERIOD (OR NON-EXCLUSIVE ATTACHMENT PERIOD, IF APPLICABLE), THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE REINSTALLED. During such Exclusive Attachment Period, [eiser] shall have the exclusive right to seek European Financiers and Submarine shall not circumvent [eiser] ’s right of exclusivity and shall not shop the Series to any Financier in Europe other than those listen in annex I.(…)
“Additional free TV windows post SKY in Germany and Italy with ARD or ZDF and with RAI.(…)
“nevertheless we will discuss internally about the series again and see in which direction we could move from here.”
“the series was commissioned by The European Alliance(…)”.