Foxtel set top box customers will soon be able to navigate through Disney Plus’ catalogue of content.
The subscription television and content platform has announced the app will be integrated into its user interface for Foxtel iQ3, 4 and 5 boxes.
This adds to Foxtel’s existing suite of integrated local and global streaming apps including ABC iView, SBS On Demand, 10 Play, 9Now, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, YouTube and Vevo.
Disney Plus offers subscribers access to content from the likes of Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic and Star, which includes 20th Century Studios, Disney Television Studios, FX and Searchlight Pictures.
Amanda Laing, chief content and commercial officer of Foxtel Group, noted how the deal fed into Foxtel’s wider content strategy and offering.
“We’re committed to delivering the ultimate destination for entertainment and streaming, all in one place and so
we’re thrilled to be adding to our apps with Disney Plus, the home of much-loved and globally recognised entertainment brands. Through the Disney Plus app integration, Foxtel subscribers can access their Disney Plus subscription to the deep and rich catalogue of Disney Plus content spanning the fantastical worlds of popular family movies and TV shows, to hugely popular, addictive, and gripping dramas, comedies, reality and more for adult audiences,” she said.
Kylie Watson-Wheeler, senior VP and managing director of The Walt Disney Company in Australia and New Zealand, added: “We’re excited to add Disney Plus on Foxtel iQ devices which makes a Disney Plus subscription seamlessly accessible on this platform. This innovation means Foxtel customers can conveniently expand their viewing experience to enjoy our world’s-best entertainment and content for all ages, with an ever-growing catalogue, exciting new releases, exclusive original content, and more on Disney Plus.”
The rollout started today, Tuesday 2 Aug. and will continue over the coming weeks.
Users will require a subscription to Disney Plus to access the content. They will be able to access the app from the Apps screen and Home screen of their set top boxes.
