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The roll-out of Disney Plus, the streaming platform from Disney, in India through Hotstar has been put on hold, the company said on Friday. Some of the Disney Plus content, including Star Wars series "The Mandalorian", that became available to Hotstar users ahead of the streaming service's launch in India on March 29, is no longer available on the app. "We recently announced that Disney+ would launch in India through the Hotstar service in conjunction with beginning of the Indian Premier League cricket season. Given the delay of the season, we have made the decision to briefly pause the roll-out of Disney+ and will announce a new revised premiere date for the service soon", Uday Shankar, President - The Walt Disney Company APAC and Chairman, Star & Disney India, said in a statement. Though he did not specify, the IPL season was put on hold due to coronavirus scare , which has led to cancellations and delay in events, movies and film festivals...

Walt Disney Co unveiled new details on Thursday about Disney+, a family-friendly digital video subscription that is set to debut later this year and compete with Netflix Inc. The ad-free service will include movies and TV series from Disney and will feature programming from the Marvel superhero universe, the "Star Wars" galaxy, "Toy Story" creator Pixar animation and the National Geographic channel. ALSO READ: $7-a-month Disney streaming service to take on Netflix, launch on Nov 12 It will cost $7 a month or $70 per year. When the service debuts on Nov. 12, some of the programming available from Disney's libraries will include: - Classic Disney animated movies such as "101 Dalmations" and "Bambi" - The entire Pixar catalog including "A Bug's Life" and "Cars" - "Captain Marvel" and three other Marvel films - The first and second "Star Wars" trilogies - Live-action movies s...