The Disney + streaming platform will expand its range of films and series from the end of February, with the arrival in France of a new service called "Star", a sort of international version of the American streaming service "Hulu".
This acquisition will result in an increase of two euros in the monthly subscription.
After Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, and the 30 seasons of the
Simpsons content
, Disney + will further strengthen its catalog.
From February 23, it is enriched with a new brand,
Star
, which will include according to the group "thousands of hours of films and series".
Launched in France and several other countries in Europe,
Star
is a kind of international version of the American
Hulu
site
and targets an adult audience.
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Its integration will lead to an increase in the monthly subscription.
The monthly charge for subscribers will thus drop from 6.99 euros to 8.99 euros from February.
Star's
content will
come from "the group's different studios, including Disney Television Studios, FX, 20th Century Studios, 20th Television and Touchstone, to which French and European content will be added," says Disney.
Among the programs expected in 2021 on
Star
, we find the series
Big Sky
,
Love Victor
,
Solar opposites
,
Black-Ish
or the series adaptation of the cult film
Alien
.
Disney + is arming itself against the competition
This catalog enrichment is a consequence of the acquisition by the Disney group of most of the assets of 21st Century Fox.
It foreshadows ever fiercer competition between streaming services, particularly American streaming services such as Amazon Prime Video, Netflix or Apple TV +.
Disney + announced in December that it had exceeded its objectives with the conquest of 86.8 million subscribers worldwide since its launch in November 2019.