Why Disney Plus: Everything We Know About Disney’s Streaming Service
Disney is betting big on its streaming solution called Disney plus and will pull back its popular animated titles from Netflix and other platforms. The move was first announced by the house of mouse that they are looking to establish its own space in the streaming market with the launch of an on-demand solution. We have been seeing the speculation and rumors revolving around the upcoming service and at the Disney Investor day that speculation turned into a promise that the platform’s actual launch is near. With Disney holding back its new movie releases this year from Netflix, the competition with Netflix is already rising up.
What is Disney plus?
The Disney plus is Walt Disney’s brand new streaming service that is an adversary to industry giants Netflix, Apple TV Plus (Apple’s new streaming service) and HBO Now. It is a subscription model with no advertisements and will offer customers access to a large library of legacy content of Disney and fox along with exclusive movies, TV shows, and many other programs. Disney is planning to integrate its other live streaming services like ESPN plus and Hulu to the same platform so that users can gain access to all of these services using the same login info.
When is the release date of Disney plus?
Disney is planning to launch its live streaming service on November 12th, 2019 in the US. As you can see, the timing of the big launch is a strategic and smart move. Disney plus can be a great platform for marketing efforts for Disney films that are to be premiered for the upcoming holiday season like Frozen 2 that is going to hit theatres on November 22nd. It can also extend the marketing for Star Wars- Episode IX that is to be released on December 20th. On a global scale, Disney is planning for a progressive roll out over two years.
Disney yet hasn’t provided exact timelines when it would roll out in the major regions of the world expect its launch in the US. For example, the service will release in North America, (which also includes Canada) anytime during the last months of 2019. But the actual date is not evident.
How much will Disney plus cost?
Disney said its monthly subscription will cost around $7 per month or $70 for 12 months. The price plan undercuts Netflix’s $13 fee per month for its popular plan that allows you to stream on two different devices at the same time. Disney’s Chief finance head, Christine M. McCarthy, gave a hint that $7 would be initial pricing and the brand might raise the price as the service advances. Disney also said that it might combine Disney plus with ESPN plus and Hulu by providing exciting offers when you subscribe to all of these streaming platforms.
How to stream it
Disney’s streaming service will support live streaming to computers, smartphones, tablets, connected TV’s and streaming media players. Disney specified that it would offer support for PlayStation 4 and Roku TV too. While the official presentation included an image of Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Apple TV, Disney hasn’t confirmed anything yet. Disney confirmed that the service will stream both HDR and 4K content, but haven’t specified what titles, or how many concurrent streams would be allowed in one single account.
How will Disney plus affect Disney stuff on Netflix?
From 2016, Netflix was the first place to watch Disney movies with a subscription. Not just Disney stuff, Netflix was the first place to binge all the big US blockbusters of the last 3 years. But with the launch of Disney plus, Disney will mostly disappear from Netflix. According to Walt Disney company, “Moana” and other Disney films currently streaming on Netflix won’t be there after 2019. This means Captain Marvel, the first movie Disney theatrically in 2019, will be the first movie on Disney’s streaming service instead of Netflix. It also means that Mary Poppins Returns must be the final Disney movie that will be released on Netflix. It is also said that Netflix is winding down its relationship with Disney completely and Disney will give up around $300 million a year in licensing fees from Netflix. However, licensing can get complicated and some reports indicate that Disney might return those movies to Netflix and remove them from Disney plus.
Will Disney plus have Marvel and star war movies and TV shows?
When the first announcement on Disney’s streaming service was out, there were some speculations about whether Disney will include their other properties or not. The service would become more appealing to movie fans if Disney plus is the only place to stream marvel studios and other premium projects. Disney said that it will put up both Start war and Marvel movies and shows in the platform.
Will Disney plus have other original movies and shows?
Clearly, as it launches, original movies and shows will be significant to Disney plays if it wants to draw a wide audience. Along with the shows spun off from Star Wars and Marvel, the service will have an updated take on Disney channel classic High School Musical. The series from the producer’s Oliver Goldstick and Tim Federle will have 10 episodes and will be narrated in a docu-style. The join will not have any R-rated movies, and it will be kid-friendly. The service will also feature some of the non-Disney content like stuff from National geography acquired through its affiliate relationships and the purchase of Fox’s magazine.
Netflix Vs. Disney plus
After Disney rolled out its announcement on Disney plus, now the question is can the Mouse House beat the streaming king? As we all know, Netflix is the most popular streaming service in the world and lot of similar solutions follows Netflix business model. While there is a lot still remaining to get revealed about Disney plus, but it has already come to a point that Disney plus would the number 1 rival of Netflix. To put it straight, in various aspects, the Netflix vs. Disney plus would narrow down to a quality vs. quantity debate. During the launch of Disney plus, it will offer over 7000 episodes of TV shows and around 400-500 movies. Obviously, that’s way less than one-fifth of what Netflix offers. However, the hot aspect is- though less in number, what Disney plus offers is some of the most awaited and popular movies and TV shows that were ever made.
After a year of its launch, Disney plus is expected to host almost all the star war movies, a majority of which are hard to get online. All Disney animated movies will also be available in Disney plus. Whereas, Netflix also has invested billions of dollars into its original programming section and it has some of the best TV shows in a wide spectrum of genres. Netflix is the only platform where you will find hits like The Black mirror, The Crown and new ones like The Haunting of Hill House. The rising popularity of the Netflix is what it influences thousands of businesses to launch live streaming software that offers entertainment content and more. When it comes to Netflix vs. Disney plus- Disney plus might host some of the great blockbusters, but Netflix also has a variety of content with established hits. Yes, the competition is quite hot!
Conclusion
After lots of speculations and rumors, Disney is finally launching its streaming service, Disney plus. For those who love snuggling up and binging on a great TV show, you are at lunch. Here’s what’s interesting is in this journey of Disney to build its own Netflix-like platform and Netflix is trying to become more like Disney. Anyway, with the launch of Disney plus, you will likely see more great deals on your favorite movies and TV shows.
