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title: "Adweek: Disney Touts 2 New Streaming Services, Including ESPN Plus and One With a Live-Action Star Wars Series"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/afb2cfe4-acb4-47da-947f-ca0f9ecca773
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/adweek-disney-touts-2-new-streaming-services-including-espn-plus-and-one-with-a-live-action-star-wars-series-2704806
category: "General"
published: 2017-11-10T13:08:56.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:11:24.423Z
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# Adweek: Disney Touts 2 New Streaming Services, Including ESPN Plus and One With a Live-Action Star Wars Series

**TL;DR:** Disney is launching two new streaming services: ESPN Plus and a Disney-branded service. The Disney service will include exclusive film releases and original series, including a live-action Star Wars series.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-11-10. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/adweek-disney-touts-2-new-streaming-services-including-espn-plus-and-one-with-a-live-action-star-wars-series-2704806).*

## Story

Disney is planning to get involved in the video streaming world. According to a recent article in Adweek, the brand will be launching and ESPN centered service in the spring as well as a Disney branded service in 2019.

The Disney platform will include exclusive film releases each year as well as a few original series. This will include a live-action Star Wars series and a High School Musical themed series.

The ESPN platform will feature scores and highlights from different sporting events as well as live streaming opportunities. CEO Brad Iger says that the service, "will have less volume than a Netflix, and our pricing will reflect that.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- General (sector)
- Netflix (company)
- Disney (company)
- ESPN (company)
- streaming services (topic)
- espn plus (topic)
- disney platform (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/adweek-disney-touts-2-new-streaming-services-including-espn-plus-and-one-with-a-live-action-star-wars-series-2704806). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/afb2cfe4-acb4-47da-947f-ca0f9ecca773).