DISNEY+ Hotstar, the highly anticipated streaming service, launches in Malaysia today, giving viewers a new way of experiencing the well-loved content from the company’s most iconic entertainment brands. In addition to films and shows from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic, viewers will also enjoy a wide array of general entertainment series and films for young adult audiences, as well as Malaysian and Asian hits.
Subscribers can sign up on DisneyPlusHotstar.my or download the Disney+ Hotstar app on Android and iOS devices from today to start streaming Disney+ Hotstar for RM54.90 for three months. Special packages are available for Astro Movies Pack customers, while other Astro customers can find out more at astro.com.my/Disney.
Disney+ Hotstar brings thousands of hours of entertainment for all ages, offering an exceptional and expansive selection of over 800 films and 18,000 episodes from some of The Walt Disney Company’s greatest storytellers.
Subscribers can look forward to the latest releases such as Raya and the Last Dragon (starts streaming June 4) and Luca (starts streaming June 18), blockbusters like Avengers: Endgame and Frozen 2, exclusive Disney+ Originals Loki (starts streaming June 9), The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, WandaVision and The Mandalorian, and exclusive premieres of some of Malaysia’s most anticipated films and drama series such as J2: J Retribusi, Zombitopia (starts streaming July 2), Ada Hantu (starts streaming August 13), Semanis Senyumanmu and Wifi Sebelah Rumah (starts streaming June 25).
Disney+ Hotstar viewing experiences with the highest visual and audio quality
With a growing library of movies and TV series available in Dolby Vision® HDR and Dolby Audio™, viewers with compatible devices can stream a selection of their favourite shows on Disney+ Hotstar with remarkable visual and audio quality. Available on the Disney+ Hotstar app on Android TV and Apple TV, subscribers can enjoy ultra-vivid imaging with Dolby Vision, while Dolby Audio delivers crystal clarity, easy-to-hear dialogue, great detail, and realistic surround sound effects, and they all come together to dial up the impact of your favorite scenes and events.
Pankaj Kedia, Managing Director, Emerging Markets at Dolby Laboratories said, “We are excited to team up with Disney+ Hotstar to bring incredible audio and picture quality to the Disney+ Hotstar platform in Malaysia. With Dolby Vision and Dolby Audio, audiences can enjoy their favourite Disney+ Hotstar content in a spectacular experience from the comfort of their living rooms and on-the-go.”
A sample selection of entertainment highlights that Disney+ Hotstar subscribers in Malaysia can enjoy with Dolby Vision and Dolby Audio are as follows:
Marvel Super Heroes
- The Falcon and The Winter Soldier
- WandaVision
- Avengers: Endgame
- Black Panther
- Marvel’s 616
Disney+ Originals
- The Mandalorian
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch
- Flora & Ulysses
- Black Beauty
- Pixar Popcorn
- Hamilton
- Lady and the Tramp
- Forky Asks A Question
Disney Favourites
- Soul
- Mulan (2020)
- Onward
- Diary of a Future President
Subscribers will be able to stream Disney+ Hotstar on a wide selection of compatible mobile and connected TV devices at launch, including streaming media players.
Each registered account can support two concurrent streams, and the majority of content is available for download on mobile and tablet. All content is commercial-free, with a dedicated kids section with age-appropriate content and a kid-friendly, easy-to-navigate user interface. – The Vibes, June 1, 2021
