Not really, just no desire to launch in the UK until next year for some reason.
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Likely because their content is locked up in deal with other services in the UK. No doubt there are break clauses which are conveniently around the UK launch date.
That said, they also own FOX and ESPN so they do have broadcast options over there.
That said, they also own FOX and ESPN so they do have broadcast options over there.
I believe they're offering a deal with D+, ESPN, Nat Geo, ABC and Fox content for one price. With the amount of sports ESPN shows and the sheer weight of the other content it's going to dwarf Netflix I reckon.
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Yeap, as per my earlier post I was trying to find any legal way to view this when it's released, and other than moving to a Disney+ country, there just isn't one. So people aren't going to just wait for the UK to eventually get D+ (same with other countries worldwide), they'll find any other way to view it, losing Disney millions in revenue. Disney must know this so is the cost of not releasing D+ lower than the "rights cost" needed to distribute D+ in these countries?
Yeap, as per my earlier post I was trying to find any legal way to view this when it's released, and other than moving to a Disney+ country, there just isn't one. So people aren't going to just wait for the UK to eventually get D+ (same with other countries worldwide), they'll find any other way to view it, losing Disney millions in revenue. Disney must know this so is the cost of not releasing D+ lower than the "rights cost" needed to distribute D+ in these countries?
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I posted the reason earlier in the thread. Their other content is locked up in deals with other providers so they can't launch in the UK until those deals expire. Content tends to be sold on a country by country basis so for example Sky might have the rights for X content in the UK but Netflix may have the rights in France, traditional media rights deals are a complete mess.
Next to no one is going to subscribe to D+ in the UK if it only has the Mandalorian on it. They would have done the math on the cost of launching in the US only vs waiting for their content to be available in the rest of the world and we know what they chose.
Next to no one is going to subscribe to D+ in the UK if it only has the Mandalorian on it. They would have done the math on the cost of launching in the US only vs waiting for their content to be available in the rest of the world and we know what they chose.
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It’s beyond shortsighted in 2019 to release later in different territories considering Game of Thrones was shown at roughly the same time in the US and UK. I won’t be waiting either.
That show was the only reason I was intending to subscribe but i'm probably in a minority there. I was going to wait til December and binge over xmas.
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I think Disney has done the Maths and figured that the cost of breaking all those deals vs the profit from releasing the full D+ platform on day one means it just isn't viable to break those deals.
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if someone was really worried about DL it, then you either wait until Disney+ is released in the uk or set up a vpn to create a Disney+ account in the US so that you can watch it some what legally.
Exactly.
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I really disliked TLJ but not going to let it spoil 30+ years of being a SW fan. I really liked TFA despite being a re-run of ANH, Rogue One was superb and Solo was passable but i've rewatched a few times and like it a little more each time...aside from Solo himself 
I consider Mandalorian the big SW event of this year and the movie i'll see with zero expectations.
I consider Mandalorian the big SW event of this year and the movie i'll see with zero expectations.
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Surely, to watch legally you can sideload the app next week on to say an Android TV platform set up a VPN then just use paypal or another method to sub?