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PARIS, March 22 — Disney+ is about to expand its streaming service to Europe just as large swathes of the continent are locked down because of the coronavirus. Here are some of the main streamers competing to entertain the millions in Covid-19 confinement across the world. Netflix The American...

andWhile series and documentaries have been its bread and butter, the streamer is now moving into game shows, reality TV and light entertainment.Amazon Prime Video

It has since courted some of the biggest names in Hollywood and is making a US$1 billion series adaptation ofto bulk up its catalogue of 12,000 films and 50,000 bought-in television episodes.Now available in 200 countries, it claims to have 150 millions subscribers, with the service free to Amazon Prime customers, which also takes in speedy delivery and music streaming.Its biggest hits so far have been the Emmy-winning “dramedy” series Transparent,hit the road again.

Disney+ has swept up 29 million subscribers in North America and Australasia in the five months since its launch in November. Many more are likely to follow from Tuesday when it pushes into seven European countries with France to follow on April 7. Viewers must pay another US$5 to go ad-free, with the service tapping into the Sky network's programmes and films in Europe.

 

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