Disney has pulled more than half of its TV box sets from Sky’s streaming service, including popular series such as Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal and the Marvel shows, as the entertainment giant prepares to launch its Netflix rival in the Republic and the UK next year. The content clawback has already begun with the number of seasons of TV shows made by Disney-owned ABC available on the Sky Now streaming service slashed from 99 to 45 between April and October, according to research conducted by Ampere. Key partnerDisney’s content makes it a key partner for Sky. It accounted for almost 30 per cent of the premium movies aired on Sky’s main pay-TV service in the third quarter, according to Ampere. “Our customers love Disney content and we have a long standing relationship with Disney that we expect to continue,” said a spokeswoman for Sky in Ireland.

Source: The Irish Times December 27, 2019 17:05 UTC