Disney+ will be launched in South Africa on 18 May. But how does it compare to Netflix, Showmax, Prime Video, BritBox, Apple TV+ and others?
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Walt Disney Co has announced the launch price and date of the Disney+ streaming service in South Africa.
Apple TV+ made history on Sunday as the first streaming service to win a best picture Oscar for Coda.
Netflix has told the South African Investment Conference that it plans to invest R900-million in local content production over the next two years.
MultiChoice Group, seeking to end the practice of password sharing on its DStv streaming service, has begun enforcing a new rule that limits streaming to one device at a time.
Netflix is testing features including one that will allow accounts to be shared outside members’ households at an extra cost.
A senior Netflix executive said the company had no current plans to offer a streaming option that included advertising but declined to rule it out in the future.
Cloudflare won’t stop providing the services, despite claims it’s getting in the way of cyberattacks meant to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Netflix has suspended its service in Russia, less than a week after it temporarily stopped all future projects and acquisitions in the country.
Business software giant Oracle has suspended all operations in Russia, while rival SAP has announced it will pause all sales in the country following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.