Shira Ovide, Columnist

Disney Hits Netflix Where It Hurts

Losing access to important programming has long been a chief risk factor for the web-streaming company.
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Disney might run the happiest place on Earth. But it's not so cheerful for Netflix.

Disney has decided it wants to create its own internet services built around its ESPN and Disney entertainment brands. As a result, Disney said it would stop making its newly released movies available to stream on Netflix beginning in 2019.