Disney Touts 2 New Streaming Services, Including ESPN+ and One With a Live-Action Star Wars Series

Company wants to be a 'viable player' in the direct-to-consumer space

On Walt Disney Co.’s fourth-quarter and full-year earnings call with investors today, Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger spoke at length about the company’s desire to be a “viable player” in the direct-to-consumer space.

Disney is launching two streaming services: the much-talked-about ESPN-branded service officially called ESPN+, which will launch in the spring, and a Disney-branded service set to launch in the second half of 2019 that will leverage its Marvel, Disney, Pixar and Star Wars-Lucasfilm libraries.

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