Disney Deluxe
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Type of site | OTT streaming platform |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | June 11, 2020 |
| Successor(s) | Disney+in Japan |
| Area served | Japan |
| Owner |
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| Key people | Tony Ellison (Vice President & General Manager of Walt Disney Japan) |
| URL | www |
| Registration | Required |
| Launched | March 26, 2019 |
| Current status | Defunct |
Disney Deluxe(ディズニーデラックス)was a Japanesesubscriptionvideo streamingservice owned and operated by the Walt Disney Japan andNTT Docomo.
Overview
[edit]On March 7, 2019, Walt Disney Japan andNTT Docomoannounced that they would launch a video streaming service calledDisney Deluxeon March 26. The service offered video content from four of Disney's owned brands: Disney,Pixar,Star Wars,andMarvel,and the monthly subscription fee was 756 yen.[1]
The Walt Disney Companyhad planned to launch its streaming serviceDisney+in the second half of the year, but Tony Ellison, Vice President & General Manager of Walt Disney Japan, stated that "Disney Deluxe" was a separate service from Disney+ and was born out of a special relationship with Docomo. Luke Kang, managing director of North Asia for the Walt Disney Company, also said, "We recognize Japan as a special market and have taken a special approach for Japan. In that context, we introduced Disney Deluxe."[2]
In addition to web browsers,Android,andiOSapps, Disney Deluxe was also compatible withAndroid TV-equipped televisions,Amazon Fire TV,Apple TV,andChromecast.The highest video quality available for streaming wasFull HD.[3]To subscribe, users were required to have a Docomo web service account called "d-account".
On April 10, 2019, Disney announced thatSolo: A Star Wars Story,which was released in Japan on June 29 of the previous year, would be the first new movie available on Disney Deluxe, with streaming beginning on April 17.[4]
On August 7, 2019, Disney announced that theDisney Channeloriginal movieDescendants 3would be available for streaming on Disney Deluxe on September 13 in Japan ahead of its first broadcast in the country.[5]
The Mandalorianwas exclusively available for streaming on Disney+ in the United States, but on December 26, 2019, it became available for streaming on Disney Deluxe in Japan.[2]
On April 8, 2020, Kevin Mayer, Disney's streaming chairman, announced that the number of Disney+ subscribers had exceeded 50 million, and at the same time, he stated that the service would be launched in Japan.[6]However, no specific details such as the launch date or pricing were disclosed, and it was reported that it would be a separate service from Disney Deluxe.[7]
On May 28, 2020, Walt Disney Japan announced that it would begin offering Disney+ in Japan through an exclusive partnership with Docomo starting June 11, 2020.[8]Disney+ was not a separate service from Disney Deluxe, but was launched as an updated version of Disney Deluxe. Existing Disney Deluxe subscribers were automatically transitioned to Disney+ without any additional fees or changes to their contracts.[9][8]
References
[edit]- ^"Japan's NTT Docomo clinches Disney streaming deal".Nikkei Asia.Retrieved2023-04-25.
- ^ab"ディズニー＆ドコモ “Disney DELUXE” phát biểu スター・ウォーズ, マーベル tác phẩm が kiến phóng đề ｜シネマトゥデイ ".シネマトゥデイ(in Japanese). 7 March 2019.Retrieved2023-04-23.
- ^Chu thức hội xã インプレス (2019-03-26)."Nguyệt ngạch 700 viên のディズニー kiến phóng đề phối tín “Disney Deluxe” 26 nhật khai thủy ".AV Watch(in Japanese).Retrieved2023-04-23.
- ^"“Disney DELUXE” に tân tác ánh họa が sơ đăng tràng “ハン・ソロ／スター・ウォーズ・ストーリー” ４ nguyệt １７ nhật ( thủy ) より phối tín khai thủy ".プレスリリース・ニュースリリース phối tín シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES.10 April 2019.Retrieved2023-04-23.
- ^"ディズニー『ディセンダント3』ディズニーデラックスで tiên hành phối tín".ORICON NEWS.Retrieved2023-04-23.
- ^Barnes, Brooks (2020-04-09)."Disney Plus Racks Up 50 Million Subscribers in 5 Months".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.Retrieved2023-04-25.
- ^"Mễ ディズニーの động họa phối tín, nhật bổn でも20 niên hậu bán に khai thủy - nhật bổn kinh tế tân văn".www.nikkei.com.9 April 2020.Retrieved2023-04-25.
- ^abNhật kinh クロステック ( xTECH ) (28 May 2020)."“Disney+” が6 nguyệt 11 nhật に nhật bổn thượng lục, NTTドコモと hiệp nghiệp し nguyệt ngạch lợi dụng liêu 700 viên で đề cung ".Nhật kinh クロステック ( xTECH )(in Japanese).Retrieved2023-04-25.
- ^Frater, Patrick (2020-05-28)."Disney Plus to Launch in Japan in June".Variety.Retrieved2023-04-25.