Chapek was cautious not to betray his hand in his interview, telling the Times that he’d only consider the subject if Disney bought out Comcast’s portion. He proposed a few options for the future. One was emulating the European version of Disney Plus, which includes all Disney entertainment as well as more mature stuff such as The Bear and The Handmaiden’s Tale. Another choice was the “hard bundle,” which is an interesting way of saying “combining the applications into one app,” which is the Discovery Plus and HBO Max 2023 plan. Finally, there is the company’s current “soft package.”
