A Pernod Ricard spokesperson has said it is confident it will win a £33m legal action brought against it by an Australian entrepreneur who is claiming they stole his idea for a charity-focused reality TV show about New York mixologists called “Charity Mixology”.

From an article in the Australian press ; Scot Talbot claims that he presented a TV format to Absolut Vodka who he then claims went on to present it to the NBC network as their own.

Absolut are involved in sponsoring a new reality TV show called “‘On The Rocks: The Search For America’s Best Bartender’ which Mr. Talbot claims was based on his own concept.

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