Disney+ has signed a landmark deal in France committing it to investment obligations in French and European cinematographic and audiovisual works in return for a reduced media window of nine months, against the current gap of 17-months.
The agreement comes amid the final stages of film and TV-industry wide negotiations on an update of current media chronology legislation set for a three-year period in 2022 and due to expire on February 9.
France’s strict media chronology rules have been a contentious issue for Disney with the company reluctant to sign up for official investment obligations and skipping theatrical releases for movies, such as Strange World in 2022, in protest at the previous 17-month window for Disney+.
Under the three-year accord, signed with cinema guilds BLIC, BLOC and ARP, the platform has agreed to invest 25% of its annual net turnover generated in France in French and European
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