Sky adds Disney+ to Ultimate TV and Sky Cinema

Sky has added Disney+ to its Ultimate TV package, making the streaming service available at no extra cost as part of the bundle.

Sky Cinema customers also gain access to a new Disney+ Cinema channel, featuring a curated selection of films from the platform.

The update forms part of Sky's broader push to bring major streaming services together within its TV packages, alongside existing integrations like Netflix and upcoming additions such as HBO Max.

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Disney+ at no extra cost for Sky TV

Sky has added Disney+ Standard with Ads to its Ultimate TV package, making the streaming service - which normally costs £5.99 a month - available at no extra cost as part of the bundle. Customers who want Disney+ Standard or Premium can upgrade by paying the difference.

The change is now live for eligible new and existing customers. It applies to Sky Stream and Sky Glass customers with Ultimate TV, as well as Sky Q customers on Sky Ultimate TV, Sky Signature and Sky Entertainment.

Existing Disney+ subscribers can move their subscription to Sky and retain their profiles and watch history. Customers paying annually for Disney+ Standard or Premium directly through Disney may be eligible for a prorated refund, while those billed through third parties will need to manage their existing subscription with their provider after activating Disney+ through Sky.

Customers who already subscribe to Disney+ Standard with Ads through Sky billing will not need to take any action, with the £5.99 monthly charge automatically removed from their plan. Customers who do not yet have Disney+ set up can activate it through My Sky or by using the "Get Disney+" voice command on compatible devices.

On Sky Stream and Sky Glass, Disney+ content will continue to be integrated into Sky's interface alongside other apps, with Sky noting that it will now also appear in the Continue Watching rail for the first time.

Alongside this, Sky Cinema customers are getting a new Disney+ Cinema channel on EPG channel 305. The channel will launch with around 50 titles and feature a curated and regularly updated selection of films from Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars, with new films added each week.

Streaming on Sky expands

The addition of Disney+ builds on Sky's move towards bundling multiple streaming services within its TV packages. In February 2026, Sky confirmed it would bring together Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max and Hayu within its Ultimate TV package.

Netflix and Discovery+ are already included within Ultimate TV, with HBO Max confirmed to launch in the UK on 26 March 2026 and expected to integrate into Sky's offering alongside Hayu.

On Sky TV, these services are increasingly being included within core packages and add-ons, rather than requiring separate subscriptions.

Sky Cinema on Sky TV already includes Paramount+ at no extra cost, giving customers access to films and series from the Paramount+ catalogue alongside Sky's own movie channels. With the addition of a Disney+ Cinema channel, it now draws on content from multiple streaming services within the same add-on.

At the same time, content distribution across UK TV platforms is becoming more fluid. Sky Atlantic, long associated with Sky's own platform, is set to launch on Virgin Media in April 2026, while Paramount has agreed to a takeover by Warner Bros Discovery, bringing together two major content libraries under a single company.

The future for Sky TV

The latest changes show how Sky is starting to use streaming services as flexible content sources within its TV platform, rather than treating each one as a separate destination.

Sky Cinema has already moved beyond a single-source film offering with the inclusion of Paramount+, but the addition of a Disney+ channel highlights a further shift - using streaming content across different parts of the product, rather than keeping it confined to a single app or package.

As streaming libraries have grown, services like Disney+ now have enough depth to support this kind of split. Rather than needing to present the entire catalogue in one place, selected films and series can be surfaced separately without undermining the value of the full service.

For Sky, this allows streaming content to support different parts of its TV offering without changing what each package fundamentally includes. Disney+ remains part of Ultimate TV, but elements of its catalogue are also being used to support add-ons like Sky Cinema, helping maintain their relevance alongside the main bundle.

This becomes more significant as further services are added. HBO Max will also form part of Sky's offering, adding another major catalogue into the mix. Beyond that, Paramount's agreement to be acquired by Warner Bros Discovery would bring together even more major film and TV libraries, further increasing the scale of content available to distribute across different packs, plans and tiers.