NBCUniversal announced Peacock, its video streaming service, in September of last year. And in January we learned all of the launch details, like how it would go live for all potential customers in July. But if you're a Comcast customer you've got a bit of an exception.
February feels so long ago now. Back then Disney's former CEO, Bob Iger, was confirming that its fledgling streaming service, Disney+, had surpassed 28 million subscribers. Now, just two months later and those numbers took tiny in comparison.
In response to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak and coronavirus pandemic, major entertainment companies such as Disney, NBCUniversal and WarnerBros are breaking their traditional theatrical window as Hollywood starts to grapple with cratered box office ticket sales due to the current public health crisis that has prompted audiences to avoid crowded venues.
There are ways to share your digital movie collection with friends and family, but it usually requires password sharing and that might not be an option for everyone who wouldn't mind sharing a film or two.
Disney's chief executive Bob Iger earlier today abruptly stepped down from his CEO role after running The Walt Disney Company for nearly fifteen years.
If you'll recall, Disney+ -- Disney's offer in the "streaming wars" -- launched in late 2019, right around the time Apple's own Apple TV+ effort arrived.
Disney+ was supposed to roll out across Western Europe on March 31, but the Mickey Mouse house has decided to move up the launch by a week whilst also revealing pricing.
Apple TV+ is a place for original content. There isn't a huge library of movies or TV from third-party sources, something you'd find on the likes of Netflix or offered by Amazon. And Apple TV+ doesn't have the extensive backlog of content like Disney+.
Courtesy of Drew Koch, the same guy who brought us a native Netflix player for Mac with Picture-in-Picture support, Mac users now have two additional native streaming clients at their disposal — one for the Disney+ streaming service and the other for Hulu.
A Continue Watching section has been re-added to the official apps for the new Disney+ video-streaming service after being pulled initially over several technical problems.
Disney+ has been one of the more exciting streaming services set to add to the busy market for months now. And sure enough, now that the service is available a lot of people subscribed.
It has been eleven days since Apple switched on its own video streaming service, Apple TV+. And now it's time for Disney to get involved. Disney+ is now available to start streaming.