By verbatim I mean everything that I wrote in my treatment. The detailed description, the setting, how the show would start out, the complete show, how it is played out. It is exactly what I had submitted word for word.
Well, I originally sent a guery letter asking if they accept ideas since most networks and production companies only accept material from a literary agent. When I was informed that they (The Discovery Channel) would accept ideas, I sent them my treatment. I was never asked to sign a release...
I submitted a show idea to The Discovery Channel. I received a letter from the vice president of programming stating that they did review my submission. She went on to state that it did not fit their programming and that they were already working on a show that was similar. Well a few months...