Disney+ streaming service greenlights Star Wars Rogue One prequel series

Disney+ streaming service greenlights Star Wars Rogue One prequel series

6 years ago
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https://www.cnet.com/news/disney-plus-streaming-service-greenlights-star-wars-rogue-one-prequel-series/

Swelling with its takeover of much of 21st Century Fox, Disney is fortifying itself with ammunition to battle deep-pocketed tech companies like Netflix, Apple and Amazon. Those companies have eye-popping budgets and are pouring money into TV and film production. Disney's streaming service is meant to be a Netflix rival. 

Disney plans to make Disney+ the online home for all its family-friendly content, while Hulu -- which Disney will control after its takeover of 21st Century Fox -- will serve as its subscription for edgier, more adult-oriented fare. All of Disney's theatrically released movies, currently streaming on Netflix, will instead move on to Disney+, starting with its 2019 slate. The service will have original programming and "unprecedented access" to library titles from the Disney brand itself, Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars and National Geographic.