Prices are going up at Disney+ and Hulu. Here's what you need to know about the changes.
The Big Picture Prices are about to rise in a major way for the Disney bundle. The House of Mouse held its Q3 earnings call today where CEO Bob Iger introduced sweeping changes to its pricing model for its major streaming platforms — Hulu, Disney+, and ESPN+. While it comes with a new duo bundle that will offer both Hulu and Disney+ at a deep discount, it also means significant hikes across the board for all three streamers.
The increase will also affect the Hulu + Live TV offering with both the ad-supported and ad-free tiers seeing a $7 increase to $76.99 and $89.99 respectively. The caveat to all these price hikes is the new duo premium bundle which will now offer both Disney+ and Hulu's ad-free plans for only $19.99, a discount of over $10 relative to purchasing both separately. Subscribers can start switching over to this new plan starting September 6.
Disney was eager to tout the success of its ad-supported plan in the earnings call as 3.3 million customers have signed up for it since its launch. Joe Earley, President, Direct-to-Consumer, Disney Entertainment, said in a statement:
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