I'll admit it: I'm excited about the Disney streaming service. Along with announcing a date of the launch (see above) and the fact that ALL the Star Wars movies will be available within the first year of the launch (Turner networks have the rights to the George Lucas originals), there will be a LOT of cool content on the channel.
And then there's the price.
Disney is setting the price for its subscription service at just under seven dollars a month.
Disney-Plus will include access to Marvel movies, Star Wars, the entire Disney animation vault, National Geographic and The Simpsons for six-99 per month. When Disney announced the price yesterday many of the media in the room gasped.
Speaking of “The Simpsons,” all 30 years of the show will be on the service exclusively. That means no other streaming company will have rights to air the show or any other Disney owned movie/show with possibly a few exceptions.
The House of Mouse is late to enter the streaming business and is definitely trying to undercut competitors Netflix and Hulu. About 60 to 90 million subscribers are expected.
I absolutely understand that Disney is trying to hook you with the low price and then will slowly raise it over time. But I gotta believe that a lot of people (including me) will give it a try for under seven bucks a month.