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Hotstar has launched the Disney+ service on its platform. Exclusive Disney content is now available on the platform. Series like Timon and Pumbaa, Atlantis and many more are now available for the VIP users of the streaming service. Interestingly, no extra charges have been levied for Disney. Most of the Disney titles are available in English and a few India languages like Hindu, Tamil, Telugu, etc. However, The original English version of the shows is available to Premium users only. VIP users can access the Indian language dubbed version, and not the English version. Disney had announced in February that its subscription-based streaming service Disney Plus, which launched in the US in November, 2019, would arrive in India on March 29 through its Hotstar app. The announcement was made by Disney CEO Robert Iger during the company's quarterly earnings call. "We're excited to announce that we will be launching Disney Plus in India through our Hotstar service on M...

Some customers who signed up for Walt Disney Co’s new Disney+ streaming service have seen their usernames and passwords sold online to third parties and have been locked out of their newly opened accounts. Disney said its system hasn’t been hacked and that it’s working to quickly address the issue. It’s possible that hackers obtained the names and passwords from data breaches at other companies. “ Disney takes the privacy and security of our users’ data very seriously, and there is no indication of a security breach on Disney+,” the company said in a statement. Disney+ is the company’s effort to build a direct connection to consumers, as many people shift to watching movies and shows on demand rather than on cable and satellite TV. The $7-a-month service launched a week ago and quickly signed up more than 10 million customers, a number far exceeding predictions. Still, the debut was marred by many complaints from customers who couldn’t log on or had trouble watching prog...

Walt Disney Co unveiled new details on Thursday about Disney+, a family-friendly digital video subscription that is set to debut later this year and compete with Netflix Inc. The ad-free service will include movies and TV series from Disney and will feature programming from the Marvel superhero universe, the "Star Wars" galaxy, "Toy Story" creator Pixar animation and the National Geographic channel. ALSO READ: $7-a-month Disney streaming service to take on Netflix, launch on Nov 12 It will cost $7 a month or $70 per year. When the service debuts on Nov. 12, some of the programming available from Disney's libraries will include: - Classic Disney animated movies such as "101 Dalmations" and "Bambi" - The entire Pixar catalog including "A Bug's Life" and "Cars" - "Captain Marvel" and three other Marvel films - The first and second "Star Wars" trilogies - Live-action movies such a...

A lost Disney film featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, the character that would lead to the creation of Mickey Mouse , has been found in Japan ahead of one of the most popular cartoon's 90th birthday. The 16mm copy of "Neck 'n' Neck" was with anime historian Yasushi Watanabe, who had bought it when he was in high school nearly 70 years ago. The original "Neck 'n' Neck" was five minutes in length, but was cut to two minutes for the 16mm version sold for home projection use. Watanabe, now 84, bought the film at a toy wholesaler near his home in Osaka, but only recently read "Oswald the Lucky Rabbit: The Search for the Lost Disney Cartoons " by David Bossert, a longtime animator at Disney who published the book last year. The film was tagged " Mickey Manga Spide " (Mickey cartoon speedy) and cost Watanabe 500 Yen. "As I've been a Disney fan for many years, I'm happy that I was able to play a r...