Disney Plus to debut on Samsung TVs in select markets starting next week

Concluding updated: November eighth, 2019 at 17:34 UTC+01:00

Update: The Disney+ app seems to take popped up again on Samsung smart TVs – at to the lowest degree in holland – every bit seen in the image gallery beneath the original story. 4K, HDR, and Dolby Digital are nonetheless unsupported.

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The Walt Disney Company's upcoming video-on-demand streaming service Disney+ is set to debut in a scattering of markets adjacent week, and when it does, information technology volition be attainable on diverse Goggle box brands including Samsung, confirmed CEO Bob Iger before this week.

Disney+ has already been tested on Samsung TVs in the Netherlands ahead of a more widespread release, and co-ordinate to Disney CEO Bob Iger, "information technology was well-received by users" in various demographics.

Indeed, for a few days, the Disney+ app showed up on the Q9FN smart Television receiver owned by our colleague Henk in holland, as you can tell from the paradigm above. Still, the app was pulled afterwards a few days. We causeless that the premature release was an mistake and not a examination, as the app seemed fairly incomplete. It lacked support for 4K video, HDR, and Dolby Digital five.1. Nosotros at present suspect that at least some of these features will exist available at launch.

Disney+ reaching a Samsung smart Idiot box well-nigh you on November 12

Disney+ volition first launch on November 12 in the U.s.a., Canada, and kingdom of the netherlands. It's unclear whether all of Samsung's smart TVs volition support the streaming service or if information technology will be limited to newer models. Netflix, for example, is going to stop supporting older Samsung smart TVs side by side year due to "technical limitations."

Disney+ will continue expanding into other markets including Australia and New Zealand on Nov 19. It will then launch in the United kingdom, Germany, French republic, Italy, and Kingdom of spain on March 21, 2020.

The video-on-need streaming service will be available in the The states and Canda for $6.99 and CAD 8.99 a month, respectively. The service will cost EUR vi.99 a month in the Netherlands.