On Tuesday, March 24, the American media and filming company Walt Disney has launched its new streaming TV service Disney+ in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria and Switzerland. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, which results in high internet usage, the launch in France has been shifted by two weeks. Initially, Disney’s services will be streamed in lower quality.
Disney is reacting to the European Union’s request for streaming service providers to ensure the functionality of broadband infrastructure in times when tens of millions of people stay home. Many people work from home as well. In all the markets, the company will reduce the overall bandwidth utilization by at least 25 per cent.
Companies like YouTube, Prime, Netflix have already reacted to the EU’s request. They have promised to lower the quality of the streaming in order to make sure the internet works. “The decision of Netflix and other streaming platforms to temporarily reduce the quality of resolution makes sense and can help stabilize capacity problems with current networks,” as confirmed for Aktualne.cz Lukáš Voříšek, Editor-in-Chief of InSmart Technology Magazine.
In France, Disney postponed Disney+ at the request of the French Government. The new deadline is set for April 7, Reuters said.
Disney+ offers films and TV series, as well as National Geographic documentaries. In the future, the company plans to invest in the production of original works in Europe. Disney+ premiered in the United States on 12, November last year. This summer it should be launched in other Western European markets, including Belgium, Scandinavia and Portugal.
This article has been kindly translated from source by Oleksandra Minarik Bubela for Littlepanda.cz