Disney announced its new Disney+ service will be available in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy and Spain starting on March 31. Furthermore, the company said that more countries are going to be announced soon, and that titles may vary by territory. The news was told by Disney’s CEO, Bob Iger, during the company’s full-year and Q4 earnings call on Thursday.
When it launches next November 12, Disney+ will provide access to more than 500 film and more than 7,500 episodes of library TV content. By year five, the catalogue is expected to span more than 620 movies and over 10,000 television episodes along with “countless shorts and features”.
The executive also said the business was “very pleased” with the Dutch test launch of Disney+, noting that user feedback had been “extremely positive with praise for the elegance and ease of the interface and the quality of the overall experience”.
“The ability to download the content has also been a big hit, and the brand-centric navigation has generated an elegance and an ease of use that was well received by users,” he said. “The viewing patterns in the Netherlands test were also encouraging. Even without access to our full library or any original content, the service connected with users across all four quadrants, male and female, adults and kids, driven by the breadth of our content and the affinity people of all ages have for it”.
Separately, it’s been announced that Disney+ will be available on Amazon devices including Fire TV streaming devices, Fire TV Edition smart TVs, and compatible Fire Tablets timed with the US launch next Tuesday. In addition, Canal+ was confirmed to be the exclusive distributor in the French market.
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