Discovery+ Doesn’t Want to be the Next Netflix. It’s Targeting Disney+ Instead
Platform's distribution deals, price point and house-of-brands approach build off Disney streamer's success
Discovery president and CEO David Zaslav frequently referenced Disney+ when outlining to investors how Discovery+ will grow.
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Most upstart streaming services long to be the next Netflix, whether they admit it publicly or not. But for Discovery’s new OTT platform, which will debut on Jan. 4, the company is targeting a different streamer’s playbook instead: Disney+.
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