Or the fact that their latest batch of movies didn’t do as well, so we’re the ones being punished?
They had the top 3 grossing movies of last year.
I pay for the top plan yearly (in the UK) and it’s going up to £130 (AU$260!). When I signed up at launch it was £60… so it’s more than doubled in five years. Fucking ridiculous, am seriously considering cancelling.
Well I didn’t know that, only going off the reviews they got.
This is greed. Disney needs to be broken up.
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Umm no, they’re hiking both
https://www.disney.com.au/news/disney-plus-pricing-changes
God Damn… thats stupid
CBS has also renewed Tracker for the 2025-26 season.
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The two worlds, which both hail from Ryan Murphy, will collide when “unexpected guest Athena Grant” — AKA the 9-1-1 cop played by Angela Bassett — “suspects two passengers are targeting the ship’s vault,” Variety reports. “Enlisting Max’s help, Athena raises the stakes in a dangerous game where not everyone will end up with a winning hand.”
ESPN on Disney+ Launch Date Announced
ESPN live sports, blockbuster matchups, and unmissable moments available on Disney+ from 26 March 2025 - alongside all your favourite entertainment.
Disney+ today announced ESPN on Disney+ will launch on 26 March 2025 and be included for all Australia and New Zealand subscribers, both Disney+ Premium and Disney+ Standard.
The offering tips off with the NBA Playoffs in April, NCAA March Madness, MLB Opening Day, and even more premier sporting events streaming soon, such as the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs and UFC Fight Night.
The new ESPN hub on Disney+ will bring more than 10,000 hours of ESPN’s live sports action to the platform in Australia and New Zealand, including live ESPN and ESPN2 channels, fan-favourite studio shows such as SportsCenter , The Pat McAfee Show , NBA Today , and First Take , along with live events and on-demand replays, and iconic original programming including ESPN’s award-winning library of 30 for 30 films.
Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios - also a Boston Celtics and NBA mega fan - helms a new campaign for Disney+ with an entertaining edge to launch ESPN on platform**.**
The Walt Disney Company Australia and New Zealand Senior Vice President and Managing Director, and Head of ESPN Asia-Pacific, Kylie Watson-Wheeler, said: “We’re thrilled in the year of ESPN’s 30th Anniversary in Australia and New Zealand to bring ESPN’s compelling sports offering to Disney+ subscribers in addition to the expansive and beloved entertainment already available on platform.
“We’re excited to be further broadening ESPN’s audience across major international sports, kicking off with all the action of the NBA Playoffs as the league’s champions battle it out.”
Australia and New Zealand will be the first English-speaking markets outside of North America to launch the ESPN on Disney+ tile, following the US debut in December 2024.
ESPN on Disney+ adds to The Walt Disney Company’s more than 100 years of best-in-class content, including the latest and greatest from its iconic brands and franchises – Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic – as well as the Star tile’s expansive General Entertainment offering which includes content from FX, Searchlight, Hulu, and locally produced Originals, such as The Artful Dodger , Shipwreck Hunters Australia and The Clearing , among others.
Disney+ subscribers can also stream a stellar line up of acclaimed titles including Inside Out 2 , Alien Romulus , A Real Pain , Shōgun , The Bear , and the recently announced blockbuster hit, Moana 2, which lands on the platform tomorrow.
ESPN has extensive rights to major sporting events, featuring basketball action across the NBA, WNBA, FIBA as “Your Home for Hoops”, and more.
ESPN will celebrate 30 years in Australia in September 2025 with its locally operated business spanning TV, digital, social and editorial platforms serving sports fans anytime, anywhere.
In addition to the ESPN offering that will be on Disney+, ESPN is available via Foxtel, Kayo Sport, Fetch TV, and Sky NZ.
Disney is considering spending more money on domestic sports rights as it prepares to launch ESPN on its streaming app in direct competition to Foxtel, the subscription broadcaster being acquired by Dazn.
ESPN, which has been in Australia for 30 years, will remain on Foxtel and Kayo, as well as Telstra’s Fetch TV, after its launch on Disney+.
Sport is a “natural evolution” for the Disney+ app, which arrived in Australia six years ago, she said. While it is the third-biggest streaming service behind Netflix, with 6.2 million subscribers, and Amazon Prime Video, which has 4.8 million, Disney+ wants to grow its young, male subscriber base, Watson-Wheeler said. It recently made a pitch to AFL viewers.
If Disney’s the new Foxtel, why didn’t they go after buying it out?
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Why buy it when you can raid its best assets when it’s down?
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