{"id":12154,"date":"2019-10-16T04:31:49","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T08:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/cbssi-channel-4-pact-star-trek-discovery\/"},"modified":"2019-10-16T04:58:38","modified_gmt":"2019-10-16T08:58:38","slug":"cbssi-channel-4-pact-for-star-trek-discovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/cbssi-channel-4-pact-for-star-trek-discovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Trek: Discovery Lands Linear Slot in the U.K."},"content":{"rendered":"
Channel 4 is giving Star Trek: Discovery<\/em> a linear television premiere in the U.K.<\/p>\n The deal between the two companies also includes the U.K. launch on E4 of the CBS comedy Man with a Plan<\/em>, starring Matt LeBlanc (Friends<\/em>). Star Trek: Discovery<\/em>, which streams on the CBS subscription service CBS All Access in the U.S., and Man with a Plan<\/em> will launch on E4 in 2020.<\/p>\n CBS Studios International (CBSSI) licensed the show to C4.<\/p>\n Barry Chamberlain, president of sales at CBSSI, said: \u201cWe\u2019re excited to bring the linear television rights for Star Trek: Discovery<\/em> to the international market and launch in the U.K. with our valued friends at Channel 4. This agreement features the best of both worlds\u2014premium subscription content from a global franchise and a very popular network comedy from America\u2019s most-watched network. Channel 4 is already a licensee for several of our top-rated franchises, including The Good Fight<\/em> and Charmed<\/em>, and we are confident they will have continued success with Star Trek: Discovery<\/em> and Man with a Plan<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Channel 4 is giving Star Trek: Discovery a linear television premiere in the U.K.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1033,"featured_media":12155,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[278,233,87,3425,1149],"class_list":["post-12154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-cbs-studios-international","tag-channel-4","tag-e4","tag-man-with-a-plan","tag-star-trek-discovery","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n