On Thursday, Disney+ launched its first-ever ad-supported plan, “Disney+ Basic,” within the U.S. at $7.99 per 30 days, which is similar value because the earlier ad-free plan earlier than Disney raised the worth to $10.99/month. Nevertheless, Roku customers wanting to change to the brand new plan are out of luck — at the least for now.
In response to Disney Plus’s support website, the ad-supported tier is “not presently accessible on Roku units.” It’s additionally not accessible on the Microsoft Home windows desktop app, the positioning informs. So, in the mean time, U.S. subscribers with Disney+ Fundamental or Disney Bundles like Disney Bundle Duo Fundamental (Disney+ Fundamental and Hulu’s advert plan) or Trio Fundamental (Disney+ Fundamental, Hulu’s advert plan and ESPN+) are unable to stream on Roku or Home windows.
Disney instructed that it’s nonetheless in talks with Roku about reaching an settlement that fits each events. It’s our guess that the dispute is over an ad-share settlement as, by default, channels must enter an ad revenue split with Roku. Disney, nevertheless, declined to supply specifics. Roku additionally declined to touch upon the negotiations.
Roku has cemented itself as the highest sensible TV platform in the USA. So, it’s a significant drawback for Disney+ to not have its new ad-supported tier accessible on Roku units at launch.
Netflix bumped into an analogous downside when it launched its ad-supported plan a month in the past.
On the time, Netflix instructed that, at launch, assist for its “Basic with Adverts” plan wasn’t accessible on tvOS units however could be coming quickly. In response to Netflix’s support website, it’s nonetheless unavailable on Apple TV in addition to PlayStation 3 consoles.
