Disney+ has confirmed a major change to its streaming platform, with some hit shows set to be released for free on ITVX next year.

ITV has reached an agreement with Disney to air two of its best watched shows on their own online service in 2024 - Under the Banner of Heaven and Extraordinary.

They are both expected to reach ITVX in the first half of 2024, while British superhero series Extraordinary will also air on ITV2.

Under the Banner of Heaven stars Andrew Garfield and Daisy Edgar-Jones, inspired by the true crime bestseller of the same name.

It follows the 1984 murder of Brenda Wright Lafferty and her daughter in Utah.

Extraordinary is a comedy exploring a world in which (almost) everybody receives a supernatural power on their 18th birthday.

Despite the change, both these shows will remain on Disney+, with a second series of Extraordinary expected to be released in early 2024. 

It comes as it was revealed that Disney+ customers in Britain will now have to pay up to £36 more a year to watch TV shows and movies.    

The streaming giant introduced a price hike from today alongside the launch of a new, cheaper option of its service with adverts. 

Up until now there had only been a single price for Disney+ in the UK — a £7.99 per month or £79.90 a year subscription.

But from today the platform has brought in three new tiers: a standard package with adverts, which is priced at £4.99 per month; standard without ads for £7.99 per month; and a premium option for £10.99 per month.

It means that UK subscribers who had been enjoying the 4K HDR experience with Dolby Atmos sound will now have to pay £3 per month more to keep their existing features, representing an effective price hike of up to £36 a year.

Those who have an annual subscription would pay £30 more because the premium yearly option has been priced at £109.90.

The ad-supported plan was first introduced in the US in December last year but is now being rolled out across Canada and other parts of Europe as well as the UK.

It will cost Disney+ customers in Britain the same as the ad-supported tier launched by Netflix last year.