The streaming platform has announced the postponement of its launch in France. A decision taken in agreement with the authorities, to avoid overloading the Internet network.
Bad news … The launch in France of Disney +, initially planned for Tuesday March 24, 2020, is postponed in France. On March 21, the American giant announced that its streaming platform would not be implemented in our country until April 7, 2020.
"At the request of the French government, we have agreed to postpone the launch until Tuesday, April 7, 2020", Disney announced in a statement. Several other Internet giants, such as Netflix and YouTube had previously explained that they were reducing their speeds, to ease the pressure on network infrastructures during the period of confinement linked to the Covid-19 coronavirus, while work at home exploded and that many people are busy watching the streaming sites.
On Twitter, Hélène Etzi, president of the Walt Disney Company in France, explains : "Anxious to act responsibly since always, Disney responds to the request of the European Commissioner for the internal market Thierry Breton to support the collective effort for the good functioning of the broadband infrastructures. In anticipation of a strong demand for Disney +, we are proactively implementing measures to reduce overall bandwidth usage by at least 25% in countries launching Disney + on March 24. In the coming days, we will be monitoring Internet traffic and working closely with ISPs to further reduce speeds and ensure that they are not overburdened by user demand. " Then she adds: "We look forward to launching Disney + and hope that our service will bring some comfort to families and our fans in these difficult and trying times."
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by Mélodie Capronnier