Sky strikes deal to add Disney+ option for Sky Q customers

The companies have remained tight-lipped on the exact terms of the arrangement

Sky has agreed a deal with Disney which will allow the upcoming Disney+ streaming service to be offered to Sky customers in the UK and Ireland.

The multi-year deal means that customers with Sky Q boxes will be able to pay for access to Disney+, once the service launches on 24 March.

Disney+ joins other apps, including competitors Netflix and iPlayer, on Sky Q.

The deal also means that Sky will retain the first pay window rights to 20th Century films, meaning the Sky Store will be the first place where viewers can access films like Terminator: Dark Fate outside of cinemas.

The Simpsons will still be broadcast on Sky, as it has for years, with the broadcaster agreeing a co-exclusive deal with Disney which includes the back catalogue of episodes.

Disney+ arrives in the UK nearly half a year after debuting in the US, and will bring with it an extensive back catalogue of Disney-owned films, along with original TV series, including high-budget Star Wars spin-off The Mandalorian.