Disney+ Disney+ Streaming Service (Official Thread) (3 Viewers)

[Robert Crawford]

500+ movies, 7,000+ TV shows

No more Disney vault - all will be on the service.

Discounted bundle with Disney, Hulu, ESPN

4K HDR where available

Downloading for offline viewing

What could would that do with so many of us still having ESPN with our other services like DirecTV and such.

 

[Cranston37+]

What could would that do with so many of us still having ESPN with our other services like DirecTV and such.

It would get you to leave DirectTV and such.

That's the idea anyway. I could even see this version of ESPN having exclusive sports content leaving a stripped down version for other services.

I have a feeling Hulu is about to starting looking much more different in the next year or two as well now that Disney owns more of it.

 

[Robert Crawford]

It would get you to leave DirectTV and such.

That's the idea anyway. I could even see this version of ESPN having exclusive sports content leaving a stripped down version for other services.

I have a feeling Hulu is about to starting looking much more different in the next year or two as well now that Disney owns more of it.

I love sports too much to leave DirecTV as ESPN isn't the only sports channel. Furthermore, DirecTV is bundled with my ATT account with my phones and internet.

 

[Cranston37+]

I love sports too much to leave DirecTV as ESPN isn't the only sports channel.

It will be interesting to see what happens with the Fox Sports stations, as that is where I get 90% of my sports programming because I'm the type that really only follows the local teams (go Twins). Disney now owns them through the Fox sale but is being forced to sell them as part of the deal.

 

[Robert Crawford]

It will be interesting to see what happens with the Fox Sports stations, as that is where I get 90% of my sports programming because I'm the type that really only follows the local teams (go Twins). Disney now owns them through the Fox sale but is being forced to sell them as part of the deal.

Yeah, my Yankees have bought back from Disney the YES network. I haven't heard much news on the rest of those Regional Sports Networks.

 

[Chip_HT]

What could would that do with so many of us still having ESPN with our other services like DirecTV and such.

I believe they're referring to the standalone ESPN+ streaming app.

The main info - launches on November 12, $6.99 per month or $70 per year.

 

[Cranston37+]

I believe they're referring to the standalone ESPN+ streaming app.

The main info - launches on November 12, $6.99 per month or $70 per year.

That is a lot cheaper than I thought it would be...

 

[Robert Crawford]

I believe they're referring to the standalone ESPN+ streaming app.

The main info - launches on November 12, $6.99 per month or $70 per year.

Yeah, I'm in for that $70 per year pricing.

 

[Cranston37+]

Fox properties like "The Sound of Music" and "The Simpsons" will be exclusive to it.

"Captain Marvel" available day 1

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Official Press Release:

APRIL 11, 2019
Disney Spotlights Comprehensive Direct-to-Consumer Strategy at 2019 Investor Day

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The Walt Disney Company’s highly anticipated Investor Day provided an extensive overview of Disney’s comprehensive direct-to-consumer strategy, and included presentations on Hulu, Hotstar, ESPN+ and the upcoming Disney+ service, which will launch in the U.S. market on November 12, 2019, at $6.99 a month. The service will offer fans of all ages a new way to experience the unparalleled content from the company’s iconic entertainment brands, including Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic, and will be available on connected TV and mobile devices.

During today’s event, which took place on the studio lot in Burbank, California, investors heard from Disney’s senior management team, including Bob Iger, chairman and chief executive officer; Kevin Mayer, chairman, Direct-to-Consumer and International; Christine McCarthy, senior executive vice president and chief financial officer; Lowell Singer, senior vice president, Investor Relations; and Jimmy Pitaro, president, ESPN and co-chair, Disney Media Networks. Presentations also came from Michael Paull, president, Disney Streaming Services; Randy Freer, chief executive officer, Hulu; Russell Wolff, executive vice president and general manager, ESPN+; Uday Shankar, president, The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific and chairman, Star and Disney India; Ricky Strauss, president, Content and Marketing, Disney+; and Agnes Chu, senior vice president, Content, Disney+.

“Disney+ marks a bold step forward in an exciting new era for our company—one in which consumers will have a direct connection to the incredible array of creative content that is The Walt Disney Company’s hallmark. We are confident that the combination of our unrivaled storytelling, beloved brands, iconic franchises, and cutting-edge technology will make Disney+ a standout in the marketplace, and deliver significant value for consumers and shareholders alike,” Iger said.

Several creative executives from across the worlds of Disney—Jennifer Lee, chief creative officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios; Pete Docter, chief creative officer, Pixar Animation Studios; Kathleen Kennedy, president, Lucasfilm; Kevin Feige, president, Marvel Studios; Gary Marsh, president and chief creative officer, Disney Channels Worldwide; Sean Bailey, president, Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Productions; Courteney Monroe, president, National Geographic Global Television Networks; and Jon Favreau, executive producer and writer, The Mandalorian—offered a glimpse into Disney+’s impressive and extensive content slate.

Disney+ will launch in November with a robust library of theatrical and television content, and in its first year will release more than 25 original series and 10 original films, documentaries and specials by some of the industry’s most prolific and creative storytellers. New original titles for Disney+ announced today include:

From Marvel Studios:

• The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, a live-action series with Anthony Mackie returning as Falcon and Sebastian Stan reprising his role as Winter Soldier
• WandaVision, a live-action series with Elizabeth Olsen returning as Wanda Maximoff and Paul Bettany reprising his role as The Vision
• Marvel’s What If…?, the first animated series from Marvel Studios and takes inspiration from the comic books of the same name. Each episode will explore a pivotal moment from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and turn it on its head, leading the audience into uncharted territory.

From Walt Disney Animation Studios:

• Into the Unknown: Making Frozen 2, a documentary series showing the hard work and imagination that go into making one of the most highly anticipated Walt Disney Animation Studios features of all time

From Pixar Animation Studios:

• Toy Story-based projects Forky Asks a Question, an animated short series, and the short film Lamp Life

From National Geographic:

• The World According to Jeff Goldblum, a documentary series where Goldblum pulls back the curtain on a seemingly familiar object to reveal a world of astonishing connections, fascinating science and a whole lot of big ideas
• Magic of the Animal Kingdom, a documentary series which takes viewers behind the scenes with the highly respected animal-care experts, veterinarians and biologists at Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Epcot’s SeaBase aquarium

From Disney Television Animation:

• The Phineas and Ferb Movie (working title), an animated film featuring many of the original voice cast

Scripted originals previously announced for Disney+ include The Mandalorian, the world’s first scripted live-action Star Wars series; the exclusive new season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars; High School Musical: The Musical: The Series; the untitled Cassian Andor series starring Diego Luna and Alan Tudyk; the Marvel Studios’ series Loki starring Tom Hiddleston; Monsters at Work, Diary of a Female President; and live-action films Lady and the Tramp, Noelle, Togo, Timmy Failure and Stargirl. Nonfiction series also announced earlier this week include Be Our Chef, Cinema Relics: Iconic Art of the Movies (working title), Earthkeepers (working title), Encore!, the untitled Walt Disney Imagineering documentary series, Marvel’s 616, Marvel’s Hero Project, (Re)Connect, Rogue Trip and Shop Class (working title).

Additionally, Disney+ announced that all 30 seasons of The Simpsons will be available on the service on day one. In the service’s first year, audiences will also have access to family-friendly Fox titles like The Sound of Music, The Princess Bride and Malcolm in the Middle as part of an impressive collection of more than 7,500 television episodes and 500 films including blockbuster hits from 2019 and beyond.

“We’re extremely excited about our growing portfolio of direct-to-consumer offerings. As we demonstrated today, with Disney+ we will deliver extraordinary entertainment in innovative ways to audiences around the world,” said Mayer. “We’ll continue to enhance the user experience with a constant pipeline of high-quality programming, making the service even more appealing to consumers.”



Today, Disney also unveiled a feature-rich product experience that makes it easy for subscribers to navigate, discover, and watch their favorite programming, with dedicated immersive branded tiles and dedicated pages for Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic. Subscribers will have the ability to create custom profiles, with each receiving personalized experiences curated to their unique tastes based on past behaviors and preferred content.

The Disney+ service will be available on a wide range of mobile and connected devices, including gaming consoles, streaming media players and smart TVs, and will adjust to the best possible high-definition viewing experience based on a subscriber’s available bandwidth, with support for up to 4K HDR video playback. An unprecedented amount of content will also be available to fans for offline viewing.

Following its U.S debut, Disney+ will rapidly expand globally, with plans to be in nearly all major regions of the world within the next two years.

Visit DisneyPlus.com to register your email and receive updates on the service.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

Any word on whether or not this is a commercial free service?

 

[Tino]

Any word on whether or not this is a commercial free service?

It is indeed an ad free service.

While ESPN+ and Hulu feature limited ads, Disney+ will be ad-free. “For these brands, at this time, no ads are the right call,” said Mayer.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

$70 a year for all of that - this is game changing. My monthly cable bill is more than twice that. I spend more than that each year for discs of 2D content produced by these different Disney brands. I spend more than that on other streaming services that offer me far less content that I’m interested in.

This is such an easy choice for me. I’m there on day one.

 

[TravisR]

$70 a year for all of that - this is game changing. My monthly cable bill is more than twice that. I spend more than that each year for discs of 2D content produced by these different Disney brands. I spend more than that on other streaming services that offer me far less content that I’m interested in.

This is such an easy choice for me. I’m there on day one.

The Star Wars TV series guarantees me getting it but I think I'll stick around after it's done because this seems like it could be an actual good service.

 

[Sam Posten]

This is a triumph. Noting here, huge success.

 

[Traveling Matt]

No more Disney vault - all will be on the service.

Everything on the service, at all times, forever? It will be interesting to see if this sticks.

Either way this would be a great opportunity to try out DVD/Blu-ray bonus material as supplements. I'm sure Disney would be clear on rights in nearly all cases. It'd be a great addition.

 

[TravisR]

Everything on the service, at all times, forever? It will be interesting to see if this sticks.

I'd assume they mean that all the famous animated titles that go in the "vault" will be permanently available and not that everything on the service will always be available.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

$70 a year for all of that - this is game changing. My monthly cable bill is more than twice that. I spend more than that each year for discs of 2D content produced by these different Disney brands. I spend more than that on other streaming services that offer me far less content that I’m interested in.

That's what's so interesting about this: There's a reason no other streaming service has had a lineup like this before; none of the content providers have wanted to cannibalize their other revenue streams like this.

Yes, Disney gets presumably a ton of subscribers at $7/month for at least part of the year and a ton of other subscribers at $70/year. But it's going to further undermine Disney's sell-through home video market, but physical media (DVD/Blu-Ray/4k) and digital (Vudu/Amazon Prime/iTunes etc.) if people know that the titles will be available on Disney+ a few months later and then available from that point forward in perpetuity.

It's going to hurt their television deals, because networks aren't going to be as interested in paying large sums for programming that their viewers can watch unedited and commercial-free on Disney+, included in the price of their subscription.

Putting such a low price on their IP will definitely make a major dent in the subscription streaming competition. But there are significant costs elsewhere in their business model.

 

[John*Wells]

What about Fox Christmas properties? For example the original Miracle on 34th street? The 1973 tv remake? Will they be on the stream service also?

 

[Carabimero]

Perhaps Disney should be the ones to call themselves All-Access, not CBS, who in reality offers up a pittance of their vast library on their streaming service.