Fox Broadcasting Co. has moved up the premiere of its boxing reality show "The Next Great Champ," forcing the courts to reschedule hearings on whether it should be kept off the air for alleged violations of California boxing law. Hearings in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday marked the latest skirmishing in the lawsuit brought against Fox by DreamWorks Television and Mark Burnett, the producers of a rival boxing reality show on NBC, "The Contender." 27 hearing on Fox's contention that an injunction blocking the broadcast would violate its First Amendment rights.

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