Since January 1, Canal+ subscribers no longer have access to Disney channels in their offer, nor to Disney+. The historic agreement linking it to the American giant has indeed ended.
The end of a long-term relationship marked by an agreement worth 250 million euros over 5 years in 2019 including the exclusive distribution of Disney+ at its launch, as well as the exclusive distribution of the Disney Channel and Disney Junior channels in France and the renewal of the National Geographic, Travel and Fox Play channels. Better yet, the Vivendi subsidiary was pleased to broadcast all the films from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox as first exclusives in France, further strengthening its position as an essential aggregator-distributor in the ‘Hexagon.
But that’s all over. Since January 1, 2025, Canal+ no longer distributes the channels Disney Channel, Disney Channel+1, Disney Junior, National Geographic, National Geographic Wild as well as the Disney+ service in its offers. On X, subscribers are today reporting a notification informing them of the expiration of their Disney+ subscription via Canal+. All Disney content is affected, the big-eared firm also announced “that From January 1, 2025, Canal+ customers will no longer be able to watch our new films. And to add that all of its productions – films, series, documentaries – remain accessible to all directly on Disney+. To try to catch up with Canal+ subscribers, Disney is today launching a promotion on its offer with advertising at only €1.99/month for 1 year instead of €5.99.
-For new films, you will have to wait 17 months after the theatrical release to access them on Disney+ as required by the media chronology, which is more favorable to Canal+, the leading financier of French cinema which could broadcast its films 6 months after their release. exit. In this context, according to information from EchoesDisney would seek to reduce the window for broadcasting films on its SVOD platform to nine, or even and would be ready to pay 55 million euros per year for a shorter window compared to around 13 million today. The American giant also signed a distribution agreement at the end of December with Orange and Free for the distribution of Disney Channel and National Geographic at no additional cost for subscribers of these operators.
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