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The Walt Disney Company made a big announcement regarding their new streaming service set to hit homes late next year.
As of today, the service is officially called “Disney Plus” and will feature Marvel, Lucasfilm, Pixar and Disney products.
The Walt Disney Company’s new direct-to-consumer streaming service will be called Disney+, launching in the U.S. in late 2019: https://t.co/fqv1HFHtqw pic.twitter.com/ut3ojyusB1
— Disney (@Disney) November 8, 2018
The company will be directly competing with other popular brands like Netflix, CraveTV, HULU, Amazon and Warner Brother’s DC streaming service.
Disney has already announced new Star Wars and Marvel Series for their service starring popular characters such as Loki, Scarlet Witch, Falcon, the Winter Soldier, and the Mandalorians.
Production on #TheMandalorian, Star Wars’ first live-action series, has begun!https://t.co/Dp0HEASdqk pic.twitter.com/fQaiBcH10v
— Star Wars (@starwars) October 4, 2018
In addition to the series, Disney created a website for the service so everyone can get the quickest updates on Disney+.
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