Disney just made a new television receiver deal forall 12 Star Wars moviesthat will earmark them to playnot just on Disney+ , but its own suite ofbroadcast and cable’s length channelsas well as those possess by Turner Broadcasting .
Turner bought the right to 10 of the picture from Disney in 2016 for $ 250 million , in addition to a separate deal for A New Hope through Fox . That deal was then amended in 2019with the debut of Disney+ but recently pass away at the end of September . Now , under this new lot , every film is include ( the 11 live - action ace as well as The Clone Wars ) and they can air on Disney web like ABC , FX and Freeform , as well as TNT , TBS , etc . It begins this weekend with the original Star Wars Trilogy ( special editions , we ’re indisputable ) bare on FX Saturday , October 7 .
you could read more of the true perplexing detailsover on Deadline . But what does this mean for a regular somebody ? Well , if you ’re a Star Wars rooter , probably not much . Certainly , you may already own them on some sorting of physical media and have a Disney+ subscription if you ever need to check them out . The big difference really is that there are simply more places you may bumble upon them while flip-flop through the channels … if you even pay for cable anymore . Plus , you have to imagine it return Disney more options of name - brand capacity it can air out to fill gaps that might start to arise due to the ongoing actors ’ strike . Name - brand content it already possess and had already been licensing , of course , but now can benefit from in more ways . What a scam the media is , correct ?
The Disney+ menu for Star Wars.Screenshot: Lucasfilm
And yes , all the films will rest on Disney+along with the young television shows .
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