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PRESS RELEASE Paris, December 17, 2020 Freebox: access to all Disney+ content directly on your TV Calling all Disney fans! Disney+, the streaming service of The Walt Disney Company (TWDC), has arrived at Free. With hundreds of films, exclusive original movies and series, and thousands of television episodes from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic and more, Disney+ is the streaming home for some of the world’s most beloved stories. An exceptional offer for Freebox subscribers As from today, Freebox Pop subscribers and Freebox Delta subscribers with the Pop Player can access Disney+ directly through their Freebox as an add-on option, through a special no-commitment deal with the first 6 months included at no extra cost in their Freebox plan and then priced at €6.99 per month. This offer applies to current and future subscribers. Free is France’s first telco to propose all Disney+ content directly on TV, through the Freebox. 1/4 With this new service, Free is further enriching the content offering proposed to its Freebox subscribers. A catalog with new Disney+ Originals content added every month Subscribers can discover the highly-awaited Mulan, as well as Soul – the latest masterpiece from Pixar Studios, available on December 25. They will also be able to watch both seasons of the The Mandalorian, with the final episode of season 2 set to air on Friday, December 18, just in time for the holiday season. And to make the holidays even better, there’s Disney+ Original movies like Godmothered and Safety, as well as newcomers to Disney+, such as Cars 3, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Ferdinand and Born in China. And much, much more… Entertainment for the whole family With Disney+, the whole family can watch their favorite content. Whether they’re fans of hit movies like Frozen or Star Wars, or series like The Simpsons – with the full 31 seasons available – superheroes from the Marvel Cinematic Universe or documentaries from National Geographic, there’s something for everyone on Disney+! 2/4 Highest-quality viewing with the Freebox Pop and 4K Thanks to 4K, subscribers will be able to enjoy many series and movies from the Disney+ catalog with even more striking picture quality. And if they’ve got the Pop Player, they’ll also have sublime Ultra High Definition picture quality with the Dolby Vision HDR format, as well as 5.1 surround sound for a rich and immersive sound experience*. Anywhere, anytime viewing As from today, Freebox subscribers can access all Disney+ titles, on their televisions connected to the Freebox Pop Player or the Freebox mini 4K, as well as on their mobile devices (phone, tablet, games console, etc.), with the possibility of streaming on four screens at once. Up to seven separate profiles can be created on a single account, including specific kids’ profiles for children under seven years old. And to get the very best out of Disney+, users will be able to take their favorite series, shows and movies with them wherever they go, as they have unlimited downloads on up to ten separate mobile devices. Subscribers can sign up to Disney+ online through their Free subscriber space at moncompte.free.fr or directly on their television. They can access the service directly either through the Disney+ app or via channel 132 of their Freebox. Freebox mini 4K subscribers can also access the Disney+ service via a no-commitment add- on option priced at €6.99/month. 3/4 About Free Free – an iliad Group subsidiary – is the inventor of the Freebox, the first multiservice box on ADSL. Free is behind numerous innovations in the Broadband and Ultra-Fast Broadband access segment. Since January 2012, Free has brought mobile phone usage within everyone's reach with straightforward offerings at very attractive prices. As at September 30, 2020, Free had over 20 million subscribers in France (6.7million Broadband and Ultra-Fast Broadband subscribers and 13.5 million mobile subscribers). On May 29, 2018, the Group launched its mobile network in Italy under the iliad brand, becoming the country’s fourth mobile operator, and had over 6.8 million subscribers at September 30, 2020. Following the acquisition of Play – the leader in the Polish mobile market – iliad has become the sixth-largest mobile operator in Europe.1 About Disney+ Disney+ is the dedicated streaming home for movies and shows from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, and more. As part of the Walt Disney Company’s Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution segment, Disney+ is available on most internet-connected devices and offers commercial-free programming with a variety of original feature-length films, documentaries, live-action and animated series and short-form content, alongside unprecedented access to Disney’s incredible library of film and television entertainment. Offers subject to conditions. See free.fr for full terms and conditions. * Subject to the subscriber having compatible devices. 4K: requires compatible content, TV and Freebox and only available with Fiber. Any cancellation will be effective at the end of the billing period in progress. Disney+ available as an add-on option (€6.99/month) with the following plans: Freebox Pop, Freebox Delta with the Pop Player and Freebox mini 4K. Available in Metropolitan France, on TV and PC/Mac via www.disneyplus.com or on tablet and smartphone via the Disney+ app. Creation of a Disney+ account required. See www.disneyplus.com for full terms and conditions. © 2020 Disney and its affiliate companies. 6 months included in the plan for all new subscriptions for the Freebox Pop plan or Freebox Delta plan with the Pop Player. then €6.99/month. Offer only available to subscribers who are not already signed up to Disney+, and subject to activating the service within two months of the Freebox line activation. 1 In terms of number of mobile subscribers in Europe, excluding M2M. 4/4 .