Global Bulletin: Disney to Drop Linear Channels in the U.K.
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variety.comJamie Lang In what looks a key moment in the streaming revolution, Disney has announced that from Oct. 1 it will shutter its kids channels in the U.K.
following the launch of Disney Plus and an inability to reach new carriage deals with Sky and Virgin Media.All three linear Disney brand channels – Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Jr – will be taken off air, though other Disney-owned networks such as National Geographic, Nat Geo Wild and Fox will remain.
Last year, Disney did the same in New Zealand shortly after Disney Plus was launched there.“The direct-to-consumer service, which garnered more than 54.5 million subscribers worldwide in its first seven months, will now premiere all the latest films, series and specials from the three.
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