New media timeline deal soon reached with Disney

Louise Bernard, with Solène Delinger 10:10 a.m., November 28, 2022

The media timeline is the rule that decides when and where movies can be shown after their theatrical releases.

This thorny issue sees television channels and platforms clash, especially Disney +.

Because she had not signed the agreement like her competitor Netflix last January.  

A change in the rules that affects big budget films

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, this time the platform is about to agree with TF1, France Télévisions and M6.

And so the agreement could be modified, amended, following negotiations.

This modification of the rules relates to films with big budgets (more than 25 million euros).

These films are produced by the studios.

Because Disney produces films and has a platform.

The company therefore wanted to be able to offer its films both in cinemas and on its platform.

But this is prohibited under French regulations.

The latter imposes, in addition, that when the films are broadcast on free television, Disney must temporarily withdraw its film from its platform to leave the exclusivity of the broadcast to the channels. 

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Two years of waiting instead of 22 months

An agreement would have been reached for the studios' big-budget films: the television channels would have agreed to wait longer before offering the film to their viewers: two more months.

So we will now have to wait two years, instead of 22 months.

In exchange, Disney+ agrees to remove the film from its platform when the film is broadcast, for 60 days.

However, the agreement must now be put in writing.

This will probably be done on December 6, according to