In the past, major studios like Sony, Fox, Universal and Disney had to make deals with existing and influential streaming services to get their films and television programs in front of audience eyeballs.
Disney is now changing that model by acquiring more content, then creating its own streaming service — likely ready to launch by 2019 — and filling it with the types of movies and TV shows that consumers will be willing to pay to have at their fingertips.
The reason that this aspect of the story can’t fully be buttoned down is because the landscape of streaming entertainment is changing by the month as content providers shuffle around in an ever-expanding game of musical chairs, waiting to see where the music will stop.