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Disney+ and ITVX are teaming up to offer each other's viewers a "taste of" the shows and movies you could be streaming on each service. ITVX is free to watch under the tier that includes advertising, meaning viewers could get access to top Disney content for free.
The two streaming giants have announced a first-of-its-kind partnership that will allow them to carry each other's streaming services. Disney+ and ITVX viewers will see a new promotional selection of content from each service, labelled a "Taste of ITVX" and a "Taste of Disney+".
With ITVX's standard streaming tier available for free with adverts included, it means that some of Disney+'s top shows and movies will now be available at no cost via ITVX.
Disney+ is usually a paid-for subscription, with three tiers of plans in the UK starting from £4.99 a month with advertising. However, an ITVX premium subscription is just £1 more at £5.99 a month and is ad-free. The ad-free subscription for Disney+ starts at £8.99 a month, so if you want to avoid the advertising that comes with the free version of ITVX and watch Disney+ content, you could still cut costs.
President of direct-to-consumer at Disney Entertainment, Joe Earley, said: "We are proud of this innovative collaboration with ITV, which will allow us to bring Disney+ customers some of the UK's favourite and buzzworthy shows and encourage ITVX viewers to discover some of Disney+'s award-winning series and blockbuster films."
Managing director of media and entertainment at ITV Kevin Lygo said: "Disney are fantastic partners with a brilliant breadth of content. This mutually beneficial alliance allows us to show our complementary audiences a specially selected collection of titles, regularly updating, that gives a flavour of the range in our respective offerings. For us, this deal means even more great content for viewers on ITVX, and even more opportunity for viewers to find and enjoy our distinctive titles and services."
Viewers should be able to see the new partnership in action from Wednesday, 16 July.
Anyone watching ITVX or Disney+ should start to see the "Taste of" section from the streaming services, giving them access to selected shows and movies.
Get planning your summer TV viewing schedule with exciting content planned for the Taste of Disney+ selection on ITVX.
When you stream ITVX over the coming months, you'll be able to see a rotating selection of hit shows and movies. They're set to include The Bear, Andor, Only Murders in the Building, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, The Kardashians, Lilo and Stitch: The Series, and Phineas and Ferb.
Over on Disney+, the Taste of ITVX selection is set to include hits such as Mr Bates vs The Post Office, Spy Among Friends, Love Island, Endeavour, Vera, Karen Pirie, The 1% Club and Olivia Attwood series Price of Perfection.
The partnership between Disney+ and ITVX makes a lot of sense - viewers might be unaware that they have teamed up plenty of times already.
Disney+ show Renegade Nell is already free-to-air on ITVX, and the forthcoming Under the Bridge will also get its home on the streaming service.
Meanwhile, ITV Studios is the producer behind hit Disney+ shows Rivals, Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, and the reboot of dating series Blind Date.
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