The streamer joins Netflix in lowering bandwidth to deal with demand Disney+ is set to launch in the UK tomorrow (March 24) with a lower streaming quality than planned due to the coronavirus.
Demand is higher than usual for streaming services at the moment due to many millions staying at home and self-isolating, and the new measure comes to try and deal with the exceptional demand.
Confirming that they’re set to lower bandwidth in order to handle demand, Kevin Mayer of Disney said: “In line with Disney’s longstanding commitment to act responsibly, we are responding to the request of European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton to work together to ensure the smooth functioning of the broadband infrastructure. “In anticipation of