FYI - cnbc.com Verizon will offer (wireless unlimited) customers a year of Disney+ for free
Verizon on Tuesday announced that it will offer its customers a year of Disney+ for free.
The deal will be available to new and existing Verizon wireless unlimited customers, new Fios home internet and 5G home internet customers, the company said. People who already pre-ordered the Disney+ service are still eligible. The “purchase will be put on pause and resume after the Verizon promo period,” a Verizon spokesperson told CNBC.
The offer will land Disney+ millions of early subscribers who may continue to subscribe after the first year, which is important since it will enter a crowded streaming market that includes Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+ and HBO Max.
Netflix shares fell on Verizon’s announcement. They were down 3.7% in late-morning trading Tuesday.