Disney+ Revises Terms So Ads Apply To Every Plan
The revision folds advertising into every tier of a paid service, which undercuts the reason customers paid more to avoid it and pushes the value question toward whatever free tier Disney is reportedly weighing.
Reporting from 1 source: GIGAZINE.
Disney+ has changed its terms of service so subscribers on all plans must accept that movies and shows may include advertising before and after content. Because the service cannot be used without agreeing, the ad-free option effectively ends. Disney emailed subscribers about the change. A free tier Disney is reportedly considering would give unhappy viewers another path.
The revised agreement covers advertising shown before and after content, not only in the middle. Existing subscriber tiers keep their technical limits: in the United States, the ad-supported standalone plan carries 5.1ch audio at $11.99 a month, while the ad-free standalone plan carries Dolby Atmos and downloads on up to 10 devices at $18.99 a month. Japan's Standard and Premium plans, both ad-free, are unchanged in name. Because the service cannot be used without agreeing to the terms, the ad-free plan does not survive as an ad-free option.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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- GIGAZINE Disney+がプレミアムを含む全プランで広告表示へ