Disney and Google have finalized a deal that will allow Disney movies to become available for those who want to watch them on an Android device, reports The Verge.
This new partnership is similar to what Apple has agreed to in their own deal with Disney earlier this year. The partnership with Apple and Google now brings the "Disney Movies Anywhere" cloud service to Android and Google Play, several months after the service launched for iOS and the iTunes Store.
With this new deal in place, any Disney, Pixar, or Marvel Universe movies purchased on the Google Play store can be automatically brought into a Disney account, which will also contain any movies previously purchased on iTunes, or redeemed using the digital copy that comes with the DVD or Blu-Ray versions.
"We are very excited to announce Google Play as our newest partner for Disney Movies Anywhere," said Janice Marinelli, President, Disney Studio In-Home and Digital Distribution & Disney-ABC Content Distribution.
"We set out to create an exceptional Disney experience that made owning digital movies easy and fun, and with Google Play now on board following our successful launch in February, we are able to deliver unprecedented availability and ease for consumers across a broad range of mobile devices."
Jonathan Zepp, head of Google Play Movies partnerships, says, "We want to make it easy for movie fans to enjoy all of their past and future digital purchases across all of their devices. Our partnership with Disney now gives Google Play users the ability to conveniently watch all of their Disney, Marvel and Pixar digital movies that have been purchased from any Disney Movies Anywhere participating retailer."
Before Disney managed to seal the deal with both Apple and Google, the two rival companies have been limiting in providing content via their specific online stores. Apple decided to confine its library of movies, TV shows, and music to iOS devices, according to a Marketwatch report, and Google also imposed similar restrictions.
Disney will be paid a "wholesale rate" for each movie that Apple or Google sells, regardless of which device was used to purchase or watch the movie, according to WSJ.