▁assistant ▁Michael ▁E is ner ▁had ▁h ired ▁Jeff rey ▁Kat zen berg ▁to ▁manage ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁into ▁production ▁with ▁a ▁television ▁film ▁due ▁to ▁launch ▁the ▁new ▁series ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁$ 3 . 2 ▁million ▁– ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁most ▁expensive ▁television ▁movie ▁ever ▁made . ▁ ▁The ▁plans ▁f izz le ▁out ▁Despite ▁Barry ▁D iller ' s ▁best ▁efforts , ▁the ▁Param ount ▁board , ▁and ▁studio ▁chief ▁Charles ▁Bl uh d orn , ▁passed ▁on ▁the ▁network , ▁as ▁Bl uh d orn ▁wor ried ▁that ▁P TV S ▁would ▁lose ▁too ▁much ▁money . ▁ ▁Six ▁months ▁before ▁the ▁launch , ▁Param ount ▁can ce led ▁the ▁network ▁before ▁P TV S ▁was ▁set ▁to ▁debut . ▁ ▁Ult imately , ▁Star ▁Tre k : ▁Ph ase ▁II ▁was ▁transformed ▁into ▁Star ▁Tre k : ▁The ▁Mot ion ▁Picture ▁( 1 9 7 9 ). ▁D iller ▁then ▁took ▁his ▁fourth ▁network ▁idea ▁with ▁him ▁when ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁ 2 0 th ▁Century ▁Fox ▁to ▁start ▁the ▁Fox ▁Broadcast ing ▁Company . ▁ ▁Bey ond ▁the ▁Param ount ▁Television ▁Service ▁In ▁the ▁immediate ▁years ▁following ▁the ▁can cellation ▁of ▁the ▁proposed ▁network , ▁Param ount ▁would ▁contribute ▁some ▁programs ▁to ▁Operation ▁Prime ▁Time , ▁like ▁the ▁mini - series ▁A ▁Woman ▁Cal led ▁Gold a , ▁and ▁the ▁week ly ▁pop ▁music ▁program , ▁Sol id ▁Gold . ▁ ▁( Param ount ▁Television ▁didn ' t ▁use ▁its ▁own ▁television ▁logo ,