Price Hikes For Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+
Looks like more price hikes coming Oct 12th. Also: the company will begin to crack down on password sharing, following the successful efforts of Netflix:
The ad-free tier of Disney+ will go from $10.99 per month to $13.99 per month (the annual plan will rise accordingly to $139.99), while Hulu’s ad-free tier will jump from $14.99 to $17.99. In connection those price hikes, Disney is also launching a new premium bundle of ad-free Disney+ and Hulu for $19.99 per month.
That bundle is notable because Disney
will be combining Hulu and Disney+ content into a single app later this year, although the services will remain separate. The new bundle will be a centerpiece of that offering.
The company is also raising the price of ESPN+ from $9.99 per month to $10.99, with the annual plan rising to $109.99. And the company’s virtual MVPD service Hulu with Live TV will see its base plan rise from $69.99 per month to $76.99 per month (it’s plan with ad-free tiers of Disney+ and Hulu will rise to $89.99 per month). The other major vMVPD, YouTube TV, also hiked its monthly price earlier this year to $73.