DisneyFreak
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Disney+ to offer downloads of content.
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/disney-offer-downloads-let-keep-151729638.html
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/disney-offer-downloads-let-keep-151729638.html
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Disney's Streaming Services: Disney+ (and Hulu, ESPN+, Star, & hotstar)
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WhatJaneSays
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That's a nice feature. I'm always for the ability for offline viewing, particularly with streaming services.
They've said everything is downloadable before. What is nice in this announcement is that if a Disney property leaves D+ (usually just temporarily), it will remain on your device... as long as you remained subscribed.
DisneyFreak
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Oops...looks like Iger's comments have caused some confusion...
https://www.yahoo.com/news/2019-10-24-disney-plus-download-bob-iger.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/2019-10-24-disney-plus-download-bob-iger.html
The clarification is equally confusing. "No longer available as a download"... does that mean unable to download, or, downloaded copies go poof?
WhatJaneSays
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It likely means the next time your app/computer/whatever verifies that download with the service it will disappear.
It's probably similar to how Netflix works. Say I'm in the UK and download a show that's not available in the US, it will stay playable on my device until either the authorization token expires or I go into that app back in the US.
VJ
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if you didn't know that before this article, i invite you to peruse the Disney+ Prelaunch Help Center for any other questions you may have.
brb1006
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And there it is. So this is why they're keeping Blue Sky around they probably had to pitch a bunch of Disney+ content. lol
AnotherDayAnotherDollar
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I'm still very confused on the lack of Blue Sky (and 99.9% of Fox) content not showing on Disney+ and/or Hulu. Some of it is tied up somewhere else, but I bet not the majority. Same question with Hollywood and Touchstone. Wish someone would ask them about it in the next call.
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Andrew C
You know what's funny?
I don’t know all the ins and outs but this seems like a legit concern.
I would say that it is a very legit concern as problems happen with the launch of pretty much every immensely popular online service.
COD:MW launched just a few days ago and the servers predictably crashed at launch. Theater ticketing sites across the board seem to crash when pre-sales open for nearly every Marvel or Star Wars movie and even Amazon has issues with stability on Prime day and Black Monday.
Given Disney's reputation when it comes to online stability, I fully expect Disney+ to perform like it was connected to a 14.4 baud modem for the first week or more.
erasure fan1
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If this isn't what happens, it will be the single most shocking thing from Disney in the last 10 or more years. I have zero faith this thing won't be a train wreck for at least the first few days or more.
I will be happy if I can just get one or two episodes of The Mandalorian downloaded to tide me over.