Disney+ will launch in the U.S., Canada and the Netherlands on November 12th, a bit shy of a week from today.
On November 19th, it&ll expand to Australia and New Zealand.But what about the rest of the world?Disney has kept quiet about its plans for other countries, presumably because going live in another country is a little more complicated than just flipping a switch.
Every country tends to have different privacy/tax laws regarding subscription services, and rights and licensing for each bit of content has to be detangled with respect to existing deals.Now, at least, we&ve got a launch date for five more countries: Disney says that Disney+ will launch in the U.K., Germany, Italy, France and Spain on March 31st.Just announced: #DisneyPlus will be available in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain (and more to be announced soon) starting on March 31st.
Please note: Titles may vary by territory.
pic.twitter.com/lE6nzBeaXy— Disney+ (@disneyplus) November 7, 2019This news might be slightly less intriguing for folks in the U.K., who&ve had streaming access to a pretty massive collection of Disney stuffby way of DisneyLife — a streaming service that served as a test run of sorts for Disney since its launch back in 2015.
But hey, The Mandalorian!One thing worth noting: Don&t expect Disney+ to be exactly the same around the world.
Thanks to those aforementioned rights/licensing deals that may already be in place around the world, as Disney puts it, &Titles may vary by territory.&