Tag: Disney+

Disney is partnering with NTT Docomo to launch Disney+ in Japan next month

Disney is planning on launching Disney+ in Japan starting in June, as part of an exclusive deal with local mobile phone provider, NTT Docomo. Disney launched a similar service in Japan last year, called Disney Deluxe and this is being phased out in preference to Disney+. Current customers of Disney Deluxe will get automatically upgraded to Disney+ on the 11th June for no extra cost. “In APAC, Disney+ has successfully […]

Disney+ now has 54.5 million subscribers

During it’s quarterly earnings call this week, Disney announced that it now has 54.5 million active subscribers using Disney+ which is a large jump of 4.5 million subscribers since the 9th April, when the service hit 50 million subscribers. These huge numbers come after Disney+ was launched here in Europe, following the launch in the US last year. On the 23rd March, it launched here in the UK and rest […]

Disney now has fifty million Disney+ subscribers

Disney+ launched in the US late last year and here in the UK as well as in Ireland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, France, Switzerland, and India in March this year. Since launching in the US five months ago, the service has gained fifty million subscribers. Some of these numbers could have come from some Verizon users in the US who have received a year free, also some O2 customers here […]

Disney+ is launching in the UK and Europe tomorow

Disney+ has been available in the US since late last year, and Disney has been teasing the launch for the UK and Europe for a while now and earlier this month, the full line up was revealed. Tomorrow is the day here in the UK and Europe, when Disney+ launches, but a few things have changed. Notably, the streaming quality will be reduced. Due to the coronavirus and a lot […]

Line up for Disney+ in the UK has been revealed

Last week, Disney revealed what shows, movies and content will be available for Disney+ when it launches later this month here in the UK. Most of the content line up is similar to how it is in the US, with a few missing shows for obvious regulatory reasons but on launch day, thirty seasons of The Simpsons will be available along with every single Star Wars movie, just not The […]

Disney CEO, Bob Iger steps down with immediate effect

Long time Disney CEO has just stepped down today, after a long tenure since March 2005. Iger is stepping down today with immediate effect, and Bob Chapek is taking is place. Chapek has been the Experiences and Products chairman for Disney Parks and has been with Disney for twenty seven years. Iger has had a long fifteen year run as the CEO of Disney and since 2005 the tech landscape […]

Disney+ will be launching in the UK a bit earlier than originally planned

Disney+ has been available in the US for a few months now and here in the UK we are due to get the new streaming service at the end of March, on the 31st but today Disney has announced that the release date has been bought forward by a week to the 24th March. Pricing for the UK and European market has also been released, Disney+ is £5.99 / €6.99 […]

Google is giving new Chromebook owners 3 months of Disney+

Disney+ hasn’t even been out a month and the deals and bundles the company is running is, without a doubt extensive. Google have now partnered up with Disney for a Chromebook and Disney+. Google is hoping that this Christmas Chromebooks will be a little higher than usual for gifts, because if you buy a Chromebook between November 25th 2019 and January 21st 2020 you’ll be eligible for three months free […]