Redbox may be prepping its own streaming service, but it doesn't look Netflix will have much to worry about when it comes to family programming: the company has announced an exclusive licensing agreement with Disney that will make it the first streaming subscription service in the US to offer new films from Disney, Walt Disney Animation, Marvel, and Pixar. The agreement goes into effect for theatrical releases in 2016, and will see Disney-released titles become available for streaming during the same window they come to pay-television channels. Netflix will gain access to Disney's prominent direct-to-video projects starting next year.
The multi-year deal also brings Disney's back catalog to US Netflix users. The streaming service had...
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