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Disney Plus

Disney Plus is a subscription video service operated by the Walt Disney Company. The service features family-friendly movies and TV shows from Disney’s catalog of programming. It costs $8 a month or $80 a year to subscribe.

International variants of Disney Plus also include adult-oriented programming from the Disney and 21st Century Fox libraries of content. These programs are included under the “Star” brand on the Disney Plus app.

Disney to increase cost of Disney Plus, Hulu in December
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Disney to increase cost of Disney Plus, Hulu in December

Posted on August 10, 2022 by Matthew Keys

Disney says it will hike the price of its Disney Plus and Hulu services in December.

Walmart explores adding streaming access to Walmart Plus memberships
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Walmart explores adding streaming access to Walmart Plus memberships

Posted on August 9, 2022August 9, 2022 by Matthew Keys

Walmart has held discussions with several media companies on a partnership that could allow Walmart Plus membership to access a streaming TV service.

Ad-supported Disney Plus will look to Hulu’s successes
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Ad-supported Disney Plus will look to Hulu’s successes

Posted on May 18, 2022 by Matthew Keys

Disney’s finance and ad executives say they’ll franchise lessons learned from running Hulu for a cheaper, yet-to-launch Disney Plus tier.

Disney could follow Netflix with crackdown on password sharing
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Disney could follow Netflix with crackdown on password sharing

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Matthew Keys

The survey suggests Disney may start cracking down on password sharing in an effort to curb freeloaders.

Disney Plus to roll out to more countries this summer
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Disney Plus to roll out to more countries this summer

Posted on March 29, 2022March 29, 2022 by Matthew Keys

The Disney Plus streaming service is slated to launch in nearly five dozen more countries and territories later this summer.

Disney Plus surpasses 116 million subscribers
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Disney Plus surpasses 116 million subscribers

Posted on August 12, 2021August 12, 2021 by Matthew Keys

Disney sees gains for its flagship streamer, ESPN Plus and Hulu, while Hulu’s Live TV product saw a dip in customers.

Amazon offering six-month free trial of Disney Plus with music subscription
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Amazon offering six-month free trial of Disney Plus with music subscription

Posted on August 10, 2021August 10, 2021 by Matthew Keys

Amazon has rolled out a new promotion that bundles its streaming music service Amazon Music with the blockbuster streaming television service Disney Plus.

Disney can’t use Star branding in Brazil, judge says
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Disney can’t use Star branding in Brazil, judge says

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Matthew Keys

A judge in Brazil says Disney’s forthcoming streaming service “StarPlus” is too similarly named compared to Lionsgate’s “StarzPlay.”

No plans to offer ad-supported Disney Plus, CEO says
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No plans to offer ad-supported Disney Plus, CEO says

Posted on June 17, 2021 by Matthew Keys

Disney’s chief executive said there are no plans to offer a cheaper, ad-supported version of Disney Plus in the future.

Disney Plus nets 103 million global subscribers
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Disney Plus nets 103 million global subscribers

Posted on May 13, 2021June 8, 2021 by Matthew Keys

Hulu and ESPN Plus also added subscribers, with the latter nearly doubling the number of customers served since last year.

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