On-demand streaming wars intensify

Video streaming services Apple TV+ and Disney+ are launching in direct competition with established players Netflix and Amazon Prime


COMPARISON (with exception of Apple, services also offer movies)


Cost: Plans from $8.99-$15.99 per month

Original programming includes:
Orange is the New Black, Stranger Things, Black Mirror 

TV library includes: The Office, Breaking Bad, Seinfeld (from 2021)

Availability: Worldwide except China, N. Korea, Crimea, Syria

Out Now


Cost: $12.99 per month (Prime) or $8.99 video only

Original: The Grand Tour, Carnival Row, Jack Ryan, Transparent, Homecoming, Bosch

TV: Downton Abbey, Mr. Robot, Suits 

Availability: 200+ countries and territories

Out Now


Cost: $6.99 per month or $69.99 per year

Original: First live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian (right)

TV: High School Musical, The Simpsons

Availability: North America, Netherlands, New Zealand, Australia – expands globally 2020

Out Nov12


Cost: $4.99 per month

Only offers original content, like: The Morning Show, For All Mankind

Availability: Over 100 countries

Out Nov1


GLOBAL PAY TV AND ONLINE VIDEO SUBSCRIPTIONS (millions)
700 
600				Cable
500
400	Online video subscription
300
200 					Satellite
100 
0					Digital terrestrial TV
	2014	2015	2016	2017 	2018	


Sources: Reuters, The Motion Picture Association of America 
Picture: © Disney 
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