Disney +

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Disney +
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Video-on-demand service
languages English, German, Spanish and much more.
operator The Walt Disney Company
editorial staff The Walt Disney Company
Registration required
On-line November 12, 2019 (USA)
March 24, 2020 (D)
https://www.disneyplus.com/de/

Disney + (pronounced Disney Plus ) is an over-the-top - online video store - and Video-on-Demand Service from Disney .

history

On September 12, 2019, two months before the official launch, the beta test began in the Netherlands, where users could download the streaming service's app for free. It turned out that in addition to the previously confirmed content, various short films from the Disney archive, Marvel trick series from the 1970s to 1990s as well as bonus material for many films will be part of the offer. Each user received up to seven accesses per subscription , of which a maximum of four could be streamed at the same time. It was also possible to download media in three quality levels, with up to 51 hours of image material being possible on the lowest level. On November 12, 2019, the beta version was taken offline in the Netherlands and the paid version was released as well as in the United States and Canada.

The service has been available in several European countries including Germany, Austria, Spain, Italy, United Kingdom and Switzerland since March 24, 2020. In Germany, the service started with a reduced bit rate in the wake of the high load on the Internet expected from the COVID-19 pandemic. In France, the start of the service has been postponed to April 7, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic to protect the flow of the Internet. From September 15, 2020, the service will also be available in Portugal, Belgium, Finland, Iceland, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden and Denmark.

In August 2020, Bob Chapek announced that Disney + has more than 60 million subscribers worldwide.

description

Disney + is available on most internet browsers, smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, game consoles, and other streaming devices. After registration, Disney + will offer a seven-day free trial. You then have the option of taking out a subscription for 6.99 euros per month or an annual subscription for 69.99 euros. The Disney + account can be used on up to four devices at the same time and a total of seven profiles can be created.

The program focus is on productions by the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group . In addition, selected are documentaries of National Geographic offered. The total offer includes over 1,000 films and series.

Disney + Originals

Films:

Series:

Short films and specials:

  • Zenimation
  • Disney Pixar: Forky has a question
  • Disney Pixar: Lamp Life
  • Spark shorts
  • COCO's music - more alive than life
  • Short circuit

Disneynature

  • Dolphins
  • Elephants
  • The fantastic world of the dolphins
  • In the footsteps of elephants
  • Penguins live at the limit

reception

The start of the streaming service was viewed critically on Moviepilot : Disney + heralded “the end of heavenly conditions” on the streaming market. With providers like Netflix it became possible to receive a variety of content from different providers through a subscription. However, Disney + relies on exclusivity and exclusion, which worsens the conditions for consumers. These would now have to take out several subscriptions, waive them, or would be driven into illegality . Dietmar Dath criticizes the increasing global market power of the Disney group in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung : "With the streaming provider 'Disney +' he wants to advance his integration of production, distribution and exploitation into the unprecedented." Nicolas Freund says in the Süddeutsche Zeitung that by the launch of Disney + “makes streaming even more complicated”. Although more and more film material is being produced and available due to the increasing streaming offer, this also means that more and more offers are becoming relevant to a person. This leads to confusion, since constantly "switching subscriptions is annoying and simply subscribing to everything" is "not an option for most viewers" due to the price. By primarily making old content available on Disney +, Freund recognizes that there are advantages for both consumers and providers: While viewers no longer need “the DVD shelf”, Disney can count on constant income.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ina Milert: Disney +: Everything you need to know about the new streaming service. In: TV feature film. August 13, 2019, accessed August 13, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Sidney Schering: Surprise: The Netherlands already have Disney +. In : quotemeter.de. September 12, 2019, accessed September 13, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Nicole Sälzle: Despite Apple? Disney + starts test phase in the Netherlands - free of charge! In: de.ign.com. September 13, 2019, accessed September 13, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Stefan Mehmke: Disney +: New start date for Germany. In: computerbild.de. March 30, 2017, accessed January 21, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Disney + starts with a reduced streaming bit rate. In: Golem. March 22, 2020, accessed March 31, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Disney + is not allowed to start in France due to Corona. In: rollingstone.de. March 23, 2020, accessed April 24, 2020 .
  7. ^ Jake Kanter: Disney + To Launch In Eight More European Countries In September. In: Deadline.com . June 22, 2020, accessed June 23, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Jörn Brien: Coronavirus pushes streaming service: Disney Plus grows to 60.5 million subscriptions. In: t3n.de. August 5, 2020, accessed August 5, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Sebastian Werner: Disney + costs: devices, content and all information about the subscription. In: Kino.de. April 8, 2020, accessed May 22, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Kristina Baum: Disney Plus - All information about the new streaming service. In: Welt.de. May 12, 2020, accessed May 22, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Stream Black Is King | Full movie | Disney +. Retrieved July 20, 2020 .
  12. ↑ Horrible torture with Disney +: The end of paradisiacal conditions. Retrieved November 16, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Dietmar Dath: Snow horse whining and other tricks. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. November 20, 2019, p. 11. Online version , accessed November 21, 2019.
  14. ↑ Nicolas Freund: The empire is serious . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung, accessed on May 31, 2020.