Disney confirmed it will roll out a bundle of Disney+, Hulu’s basic on-demand tier and ESPN+ for $12.99 a month
The pricing is identical to the rate for the most popular Netflix subscription. The bundle will offer a $5 discount from the cost of subscribing to the platforms individually. It also adds a live sports element to a bundle package, which will enable cord-shavers and others re-examining their pay-TV docket one more option. It takes effect with the launch of Disney+ on November 12.
At its investor day earlier this year in Burbank, Disney forecast rapid growth for its streaming services. Disney+, it predicts, will have 60 to 90 million global subscribers by fiscal 2024, most of them outside of the U.S. Hulu, which does not yet operate internationally, reported 28 million subscribers, with Disney projecting 40 million to 60 million by 2024.
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