Mr. Iger said Disney had lately noticed “a dramatic increase in app-based media consumption,” and not just for its own offerings. Disney will also offer a separate entertainment-oriented streaming service. It will arrive in 2019 and provide exclusive access to new Disney films, including a sequel to “Frozen,” a live-action version of “The Lion King” and “Toy Story 4.” (Netflix currently has rights to new Disney-branded films; Disney will take back those rights.) The Disney-branded entertainment service will also include a vast amount of library content, including movies and television programming from Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD. In the most recent quarter, Disney released “Cars 3,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” and “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

Source: New York Times August 08, 2017 20:18 UTC