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Documents shed light on ‘Top Chef’ deal
Producers of Bravo’s “Top Chef: Texas” got a total of $600,000 from the state and the San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau for shooting the hit show in Texas, but there were some strings attached.
The deal includes a number of restrictions, such as limiting the broadcast of “explicit negative statements about the state” and barring underage drinking, gambling and illegal drug use by its hosts and judges.
The network and production company Magical Elves had initially sought to block access to the “brand integration agreement,” but a Bravo spokeswoman said they no longer oppose its release and provided a copy to the American-Statesman.
Magical Elves filed suit against the Texas attorney general’s office in early October after it ordered that several documents, including the brand integration agreement, be provided to news reporters who had requested copies.
The state’s Economic Development and Tourism Division, part of the governor’s office, provided $400,000 to the show’s producers, and San Antonio, home base for this season of “Top Chef,” offered up another $200,000.
Read more in my story from Wednesday’s American-Statesman.
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