New deal means Disney+ will be available to purchase in the UK and Ireland on Sky Q, followed by NOW TV.
Sky and Disney have confirmed a new multi-year deal, making Disney+ available for purchase in the UK and Ireland on Sky Q, to be followed by NOW TV in the coming months.
The move will give Sky customers access to shows including The Mandalorian, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series and The World According to Jeff Goldblum among others.
In addition, as the deal includes the first-pay window for 20th Century titles, Sky Cinema customers will also continue to be able to access latest movies including Terminator: Dark Fate.
“We’ve built a strong partnership with Disney over three decades and we’re pleased that our customers in the UK and Ireland can continue to enjoy their world-class content – all in one place on Sky Q,” said Jeremy Darroch, group chief executive at Sky. “This is a great start to what is set to be another stellar year for Sky – in 2020 we’ll launch new channels and genres, start building Sky Studios Elstree and we’ve got brilliant new and returning originals coming too.”
Kevin Mayer, chairman of Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International, added: “We are delighted that Sky is selling the Disney+ service on their platform and, along with our other distribution partners, will deliver exceptional reach at launch.”
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