translated from Spanish: Disney +, the platform that the Studio wants to compete with Netflix

“we compete with Amazon for more than 10 years, so we are accustomed to a strong and healthy dispute”.
This told the BBC the director of Netflix, Reed Hastings, when talking about release of the streaming service of series and films Disney next year.
“We do best,” he said.
Expected service called Disney +, which was dubbed as the “Netflix Mata”, to assume a tough competition for the established platforms.
Hastings admitted that Disney, which reported record results last week, is a “formidable” signature.
Disney announced that it has won annual record this year with earnings of almost $12,600-million and $59.400 million in revenue.
“It has much content (like) Star Wars and Marvel, will be a great competitor,” he said. “And that will push us to do the best work of our lives.”
Getty ImagesLa competition “makes us better”, said the director of Netflix Reed Hastings.Netflix, which already has more than 130 million subscribers of payment in more than 190 countries, also advocates to win new clients and increase its presence in Asia with the launch the 17 programs made exclusively in the region next year.
End of 2019 Disney + will be a site oriented to the family who will present a mixture of new shows and movies of the catalogue of the firm.
The launch is planned for end of 2019, the company announced.
Robert Iger, Chief Executive Officer of Disney, said the study in internet investments were not profitable, but said they were satisfied with the results so far, especially on ESPN +, which now has more than 1 million subscribers.
“The early trajectory of growth of ESPN + it is very encouraging and we believe that it is a good omen for our global strategy (…)”, said.
Getty ImagesDiego Luna will be shown on the new prequel Star Wars, “One Rogue”. Disney had announced in August of 2017 that would withdraw all his films from Netflix in 2019 and would begin its own range of transmission to their previous titles.
The company also bought the study 21st Century Fox, including its division of television and international assets, with the aim, in part, expand the catalog of films and TV shows for its digital sites.
Iger said that Disney hoped to complete an agreement which granted a controlling stake in Hulu before June 2019.
This would help Disney to create a powerful television Studio to provide programs for their “direct to consumer” digital products, said.
Iger announced that he also hoped that Hulu and Disney + were available internationally.
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