One year later, Disney Plus proves itself an example to rival services
With more than 60 million subscribers worldwide, Disney Plus is re-writing the streaming media strategy — and inspiring its competitors.
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 Plus suffers outage in Europe
Customers in several European countries reported problems accessing Disney’s blockbuster streaming service Disney Plus on Monday.
Fine print reveals Verizon’s Disney bundle still expensive for customers
Verizon announced a new perk for its customers on Monday that allows them to access Disney-owned Hulu, Disney Plus and ESPN Plus for free.
Streaming services lead Emmy Award nominations with more than 200
Netflix has earned more than 160 Emmy nominations, more than any other network or service, according to a press release.
Sky customers getting Disney Plus later this month
Satellite broadcaster Sky has struck a non-exclusive agreement with the Walt Disney Company to bring the new streaming service Disney Plus to Sky Q set-top boxes later this month.
Roku latest report says company has nearly 40 million users
Nearly 40 million households are using Roku devices, making it the second-most popular streaming TV device for binge-watchers and cord-cutters alike.
Poll finds Apple TV Plus lagging behind Disney Plus in adoption
Both Apple and Disney offer their service to free, but to very different audiences.
Free trials grab new streaming customers — but what keeps them around?
Free trials to a streaming TV service are a good way to grab new customers. But companies are wrestling with ways to keep those customers around long-term.
Disney rolls out price increase for Hulu with Live TV
On Friday, Disney said it believes asking customers to pay $55 a month better reflects the 60-plus live entertainment, news and sports channels offered on Hulu with Live TV.
Should you buy Verizon’s Stream TV box?
Verizon is selling a streaming TV device for $70. Don’t buy it. Verizon’s offering the same device to 5G customers for free. Don’t take it.
