Grey’s Anatomy is among the shows that have been removed from Sky ahead of the UK launch of Disney’s streaming service in 2020.
Disney has pulled more than half of its TV box sets from Sky, including Scandal and the Marvel shows.
The company, which also owns hits from the Star Wars franchise and films such as Frozen 2, is gathering up its content to air on Disney+, which will launch in the UK on 31 March 2020.
According to research conducted by Ampere, the number of seasons of TV shows made by Disney-owned ABC and available to Sky customers dropped from 99 to 45 between April and October 2019.
Disney, which expanded its content library by acquiring 21st Century Fox earlier this year, is reinventing its business model by investing billions in Disney+ as the new home for most of its content.
While Sky is steadily losing its Disney content as contracts come up for renewal, WarnerMedia – which owns the Harry Potter films and HBO content – has opted to stick with Sky for at least the next five years.
