The launch of Disney Plus is just weeks away, but viewers who aren't part of Disney's first streaming network — including the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the Netherlands — may be ask how Asgard can access all these Disney Plus shows and movies.
Well, it seems that Disney has implemented a workaround, with a streaming deal with Amazon, which will allow some Disney Plus titles to switch to the Amazon Prime Video platform in Latin America (via Variety).
Disney has a two-year roadmap to become a truly global service and is apparently considering going out to Latin America in early 2021, given that its contract with Amazon runs from October 2019 to September 2020.
New Hope
It is common practice for providers to license their content to competing platforms in territories where they are not yet present.
This gives us hope that Disney has not abandoned other key territories in Europe, with the possibility of Amazon becoming a Disney Plus movies and shows company before its official launch.
In the Netherlands, viewers already enjoy free access to the Disney Plus platform, while others have to wait and there is no date yet. Release for Disney Plus in the UK. With plenty of legacy content from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm, as well as new Disney Plus shows including The Mandalorian, many viewers around the world will feel left behind if they don't have ### 39, legal access. this content
Hoping that Amazon, or a similar platform, can step in to bridge the gap elsewhere.