Disney+: good news if you are subscribed to this operator

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A few weeks ago, Disney+ and Canal+ announced the imminent end of their agreement, dating back to 2019. After five years of walking together, hand in hand, Disney+ and Canal+ are separating. Disney+ is not content to withdraw from the Canal+ movie package, depriving subscribers of its programs, since the company with the big ears is also grabbing the exclusivity of the Oscars ceremony. A hard blow for Canal+, which had had the exclusivity for three decades, all the same.

While the end of the agreement between Disney+ and Canal+ is set for December 31, 2024, the Mickey Mouse company has already found a new lover. From January 2, 2025, Disney+ and Orange will be living the perfect love affair in France. What does this mean for customers of the French operator??

Disney+ and Orange, a snub to the media timeline ?

From January 2, 2025, Orange TV customers will be able to enjoy Disney themed channels like Disney Channel and National Geographic. But that's not all: they will be able to subscribe to Disney+ with advantageous conditions. Enough to simplify users' lives.

Thanks to this “marriage”, Orange will also be able to offer Disney films on its VOD service only four months after their release. Thus, Vaiana 2 and Mufusa will be available for purchase and rental from next April. The end of the agreement between Canal+ and Disney+ was worrying because without a distributor in France, the company with the big ears would have had to wait 17 months to broadcast its films on its platform because of the media chronology.

Let's remember that the media timeline is a real thorn in the side of streaming platforms. With a new distributor in our green lands, Disney+ avoids making users wait more than a year and a half. A good strategy to conquer the French market even more. In this sense, Les Echos recently revealed that Disney plans to play the media timeline game by quadrupling its investments in French cinema. They would go from 13 to 55 million euros annually over the next three years. It remains to be seen whether this will be enough to change everything. The new media timeline is currently being negotiated and the verdict should be in February 2025.

• Orange and Disney+ have reached an agreement
• From January 2, 2025, Orange TV customers will be able to access Disney Channel and National Geographic channels, and subscribe to Disney+ with advantageous conditions
• Disney films will be available on VOD only 4 months after their release

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