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Disney has licensed 10 bid to Channel 4’s streaming work successful nan U.K.
The deal, which will adhd immoderate 1,000 hours of American play to Channel 4’s streaming platform, will footwear disconnected pinch “Alias” seasons 1-5 and “The Americans” seasons 1-6 this summer, followed by “Empire” seasons 1-6, “Scandal” seasons 1-7, “The X Files” seasons 1-11, “Bones” seasons 1-12, “The Killing” seasons 1-4, “Star” seasons 1-3, “Grown-ish” seasons 1-6 and “Abbott Elementary” seasons 1-2.
Except “Star,” each nan bid are disposable connected streamer Disney+ successful nan U.K., which requires a monthly subscription. The Channel 4 streaming work is free.
The Disney move is nan latest successful a burgeoning inclination of studios being unfastened to licensing contented to 3rd parties. Warner Bros. Discovery is successful talks to licence a package of room HBO titles to Netflix, while original Amazon bid for illustration “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” will beryllium sold off-platform to 3rd parties for nan first time, the institution revealed successful May as it launched Amazon MGM Studios Distribution.
Nick Lee, caput of acquisitions astatine Channel 4, said: “We’re truthful pleased to person agreed specified an extended contented woody pinch Disney, ranging from their astir iconic bid for illustration ‘The X-Files’ to caller hits specified arsenic ‘Abbott Elementary’ and ‘Star.’ We look guardant to our viewers being capable to binge bid aft bid connected Channel 4.”
The 10 caller Disney bid will beryllium disposable to watercourse connected Channel 4 from later this month.
In 2022, U.K. nationalist work broadcaster rebranded its VoD work All4 arsenic Channel 4. The work utilized to beryllium known arsenic 4oD and it was renamed arsenic All4 successful 2015.
