Disney+ to add Channel 4 shows and a live channel in 2027
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The newly added details identify several Channel 4 programmes planned for Disney+, including drama Maya, starring Bella Ramsey, comedy Stepping Up, featuring Denise Welch, and Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins. The deal matters because it will bring Channel 4’s service and locally made programmes to Disney+ subscribers in the UK and Ireland.
The Channel 4-branded section is due to launch in early 2027, with its linear HD channel and hundreds of hours of on-demand content available at no extra cost. Multiple new Channel 4 shows are expected on Disney+ each year at the same time as their release on Channel 4. Disney describes the agreement as one of its most significant global broadcaster partnerships; it is among around ten similar deals and follows an earlier content-sharing arrangement with ITVX.
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In short
- Channel 4 is coming to Disney+ in the UK and Ireland in 2027.
- Subscribers will get the HD channel and on-demand shows at no extra cost.
- New programmes include Maya, Stepping Up and Celebrity SAS.
How this story developed
- 55 seconds ago Disney+ and Channel 4 have now agreed the partnership, under which the linear HD channel and hundreds of hours of on-demand content will join the service, with new programmes appearing on both platforms at the same time each year.
- 6 minutes ago Channel 4 programmes including Maya, Stepping Up and Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins were named for a planned Disney+ partnership bringing the broadcaster’s channel and on-demand shows to UK and Irish subscribers at no extra cost from early 2027.
Explained simply
Channel 4 is a British public-service broadcaster, known for programmes including dramas, comedies and reality shows. Its streaming service, Channel 4, offers programmes on demand as well as access to its main TV channel.
Disney+ is a subscription streaming service best known for films and series from Disney and its associated studios. Broadcasters have increasingly made programmes available through streaming platforms as well as their own services, giving viewers more ways to watch.
The arrangement brings together two services with different programme libraries and audiences. It also reflects a wider pattern of broadcasters and streaming companies sharing content while keeping their own services available.
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Originally published by Variety as “Disney+ Strikes Landmark Content Deal With U.K.’s Channel 4 That Streamer Says Is Among Its ‘Most Significant’ Globally”.