[BUSINESS] · United States · 41 sources

26 days ago

Part of situation: Disney+ expands free tier, overhauls service (12 clusters)

Disney+ Mulls Free Ad‑Supported Tier to Counter YouTube

Disney+ free tier ad‑supported streaming YouTube competition streaming market shift Adam Smith

Disney is evaluating a free, ad‑supported version of its Disney+ streaming service. The idea was raised by product and technology chief Adam Smith at an internal meeting, though no launch timetable or content details have been disclosed.

The move is aimed at recapturing viewers drifting to free platforms such as YouTube, Tubi and Roku Channel. Nielsen data show that free, ad‑supported streaming captured 18.7 % of U.S. TV viewing time in April 2026, up from 16.8 % a year earlier and 12.7 % in 2024.

Disney+ already offers a lower‑cost ad‑supported bundle with Hulu at $12.99 per month, but a dedicated free tier would represent a broader shift toward hybrid models in the streaming industry.

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Disney+ Envisage Un Tier Gratuit Pour Conquérir Le Marché [innovations.fr]

25 days ago

YouTubeがテレビ視聴者を引きつける中、ディズニーは Disney+への無料プラン導入を検討している | Business Insider Japan [www.businessinsider.jp]

24 days ago

Disney+ ücretsiz izleme seçeneğini masaya koydu [www.toplumsal.com.tr]

24 days ago

¡Muy bueno! Hasta AR$ 200. 000 de Descuento en Vuelos, Paquetes, Hoteles y más productos Internacionales ✈️| Promociones Aéreas [promociones-aereas.com.ar]

25 days ago

Disney+ is exploring a free tier to fight back against YouTube’s growing TV dominance | Daily Guardian UAE [dailyguardian.ae]

25 days ago

Face à YouTube, Disney+ envisagerait de proposer du contenu gratuit [android-mt.ouest-france.fr]

25 days ago

Disney evalúa un nivel gratuito en Disney+ [geekzilla.tech]

26 days ago

Disney Plus is throwing around the idea of adding a free tier - UN STORE [unstore.com.np]

26 days ago

Disney+ envisagerait tout bonnement de la gratuité [www.generation-nt.com]

26 days ago

Disney+: Δωρεάν επίπεδο θέασης αλλάζει ξανά τον πόλεμο streaming - SBC TV [www.sbctv.gr]

26 days ago

En la revisión del T-MEC, pequeños y medianos productores demandan certidumbre - El Sol de México [oem.com.mx]

24 days ago

Disney+ možno bude ZADARMO. Firma potvrdila, o čom v zákulisí uvažuje - Svetapple. sk [svetapple.sk]

24 days ago

Disney+ potrebbe diventare gratis? L'azienda valuta un nuovo piano per contrastare YouTube [gametimers.it]

24 days ago

TVLaint: Disney+ está considerando ofrecer un nivel gratuito de streaming, según un informe [www.tvlaint.com]

25 days ago

Disney+ : Les nouveaux avantages gratuits à 600 $ confirmés, ce que l’on sait. | Series 80 [www.series-80.net]

25 days ago

Disney pode estar a preparar uma versão totalmente gratuita do Disney+ | OtakuPT [www.otakupt.com]

25 days ago

Free Disney+ Perks Just Dropped, and One Is Turning Heads [www.disneyfanatic.com]

25 days ago

Η Disney εξετάζει δωρεάν πακέτο στο Disney+ για να ανταγωνιστεί το YouTube [techmaniacs.gr]

25 days ago

Disney+ prüft kostenlosen Streaming-Tarif - Konkurrenzdruck steigt [www.it-boltwise.de]

26 days ago

Disney+ quiere sacar un plan gratis para competir con Youtube [es.digitaltrends.com]

26 days ago

Disney estuda liberar parte do catálogo do Disney+ gratuitamente [fatoamazonico.com.br]

26 days ago

Disney Reportedly Considering a Free Version of Disney+ [www.themainstreetmouse.com]

26 days ago

Disney+ ia în calcul o versiune gratuită [www.news.ro]

24 days ago

Disney+ envisage le gratuit, signe d’un vrai virage du streaming [www.begeek.fr]

24 days ago

Júl na Disney+: Horúca letná ponuka, ktorú chcete vidieť! [medialne.trend.sk]

25 days ago

Disney Plus'a tamamen ücretsiz bir paket eklenebilir [www.donanimhaber.com]

25 days ago

Disney+ pode ganhar plano gratuito com parte do catálogo, diz site – CinePOP Cinema [cinepop.com.br]

25 days ago

Disney Confirms New Free Disney+ Perks Worth Nearly $600 [insidethemagic.net]

25 days ago

Disney+ chce być jak YouTube. Za darmo [spidersweb.pl]

25 days ago

Disney+ sürpriz bir karara hazırlanıyor: Abonelik olmadan izlenebilecek içerikler gelebilir [www.chip.com.tr]

25 days ago

Disney Plus Ücretsiz Abonelik Seçeneği Üzerinde Çalışıyor: İşte Detaylar - ShiftDelete. Net [shiftdelete.net]

26 days ago

Disney+ pode lançar subscrição gratuita para competir com o YouTube [pplware.sapo.pt]

26 days ago

消息称迪士尼考虑推出免费版 Disney+ 服务 - IT之家 [www.ithome.com]

26 days ago

Disney+ Weighs Free Streaming Tier, Town Hall Reveals [easternherald.com]

26 days ago

Disney+ valuta un accesso gratuito parziale per sfidare YouTube sul tempo degli utenti [assodigitale.it]

26 days ago

Disney erwägt kostenlose Inhalte auf Disney+ › Macerkopf [www.macerkopf.de]

26 days ago

Disney Plus quiere sacar su plan gratuito para hacerle frente a YouTube [tierragamer.com]

26 days ago

Disney+ podría lanzar un plan gratuito para competir con YouTube [hipertextual.com]

26 days ago

Disney+ gratis? Bericht über einen werbefinanzierten Zugang [www.blogspan.net]

26 days ago

Kommt die große Streaming-Revolution? Disney+ prüft komplett kostenlose Version [www.digitalfernsehen.de]

26 days ago

Disney+ analiza lanzar un plan gratuito para atraer más usuarios [www.sdpnoticias.com]

24 days ago