Overview
- New reports characterize the network as being on borrowed time as Disney’s strategy centers on streaming.
- Since 2019, Disney+ has served as the company’s primary hub for shows and movies, shifting family viewing away from scheduled cable.
- Disney has already shut down Disney Channel feeds in the UK, Spain, and Australia, with Disney+ taking over kids’ programming in those markets.
- Cord-cutting and declining live-TV habits have eroded the network’s audience and diminished its cultural footprint.
- Coverage suggests future kids series may launch directly on Disney+, indicating U.S. linear programming could be phased out, with no shutdown formally announced.