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Disney partners with TikTok to bring fan-made shorts to Disney+
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Disney has partnered with TikTok to allow creators to produce fan-made short-form videos featuring Disney properties, including Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar characters. These curated clips will appear on Disney+ within the new vertical “Verts” feed, giving TikTok users official access to Disney’s intellectual property for short-video content.
Written from all 4 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechMeme·Disney announces a global deal with TikTok to bring "thoughtfully curated" fan-created short-form videos based on Disney's IP to Disney+'s vertical Verts feed (Brooks Barnes/New York Times)
- The Verge·Disney gives TikTok creators official access to Marvel, Star Wars, and Pixar characters
- TechCrunch·Disney+ looks to TikTok creators to bring fan content to its short-form video feed
- Engadget·Disney partners with TikTok to bring fan-made shorts to Disney+
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