Price Hikes For Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ (1 Viewer)

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some info:

thestreamable.com

'Disney+ Basic' Ad-Supported Presentation Reveals Length, Frequency of Streaming Ads

Disney+ is less than three months away from launching its first-ever ad-supported subscription tier, which it is calling Disney+ Basic. Beyond the fact that the option will launch on Dec. 8 and that it will cost $7.99 …
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The company is reportedly planning on running 15 and 30-second commercials which will be unskippable in both pre-roll and mid-roll positions across all video content. While Disney is planning on keeping the number of ads per hour low, the company is also telling potential advertisers that it will implement frequency caps to ensure that users don’t see the same ads over and over, which has been a common complaint for users of corporate sibling streamer Hulu.
 
Zztop said:
some info:

thestreamable.com

'Disney+ Basic' Ad-Supported Presentation Reveals Length, Frequency of Streaming Ads

Disney+ is less than three months away from launching its first-ever ad-supported subscription tier, which it is calling Disney+ Basic. Beyond the fact that the option will launch on Dec. 8 and that it will cost $7.99 …
thestreamable.com thestreamable.com

The company is reportedly planning on running 15 and 30-second commercials which will be unskippable in both pre-roll and mid-roll positions across all video content. While Disney is planning on keeping the number of ads per hour low, the company is also telling potential advertisers that it will implement frequency caps to ensure that users don’t see the same ads over and over, which has been a common complaint for users of corporate sibling streamer Hulu.
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I don't mind as long as it's before/after content, but during? Nope.
 
Hope my Verizon provided version stays ad free
 
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.
 
Verizon still pays for mine, I just pay the extra for ad free Hulu. Hulu may have the best catalog out there, so I’m ok if that goes up a little. I’m not sure I’d keep D+ full time if that ever changed.
 
TheRealJRad said:
Verizon still pays for mine, I just pay the extra for ad free Hulu. Hulu may have the best catalog out there, so I’m ok if that goes up a little. I’m not sure I’d keep D+ full time if that ever changed.
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I'm on the Verizon unlimited/D+ plan, too, but I'm starting to wonder how long the Verizon deal will remain in effect.
 
DaveXA said:
Yeah, mine is the Disney, Hulu, ESPN+ bundle, so I'm not expecting it to be the premium version. I hope legacy bundles don't change tho. We'll see.
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We bought a Clearstream 4MAX Outdoor/Indoor antenna at Best Buy ( all directional & it's mounted at the peak of our home ) , installed it myself and catch games , movies , shows , news and plenty other stuff free . Cancelled Direct TV which was over $ 120.00 a month , we have Netflix and Amazon Prime Video ( neither cost much at all ) . We also have a Rouku stick . I'm happy with our decision , we've saved a lot of money and have a lot more to watch.
 
I can’t agree with these “it’s the same we were paying for cable” takes. Even when I had cable, Netflix, HBO, Showtime, etc were all still extra (the services that primarily coexisted with the “height” of cable). I currently pay $70/year for AppleTV+, $5/month to upgrade my Hulu to ad free, $22/month for Netflix (the absolute worst value service imo). Disney/Hulu are included with my Verizon plan (though for the sake of argument, let’s say I’m spending $10/month more for that), and I only have HBO because I caught a 1 year for $100 deal.

That comes out to $51/month - my cable was never that low. And that’s including Netflix and HBO that would have cost me more anyway. Take those out and it’s even lower.

If you‘re one of those people who has to have every. single. service. Then yea, it’s probably more. And you should probably just have cable If you have to have that much content.
 
Zztop said:
My personal take: they are trying to nudge people into bundling. Because you can "save" by bundling al 3 services for like $15-$20/mo

variety.com

Disney+ Ad Plan Price and Launch Date Set, Along With Fee Hikes for Disney+ Premium and Hulu

The Disney+ ad-supported tier will launch Dec. 8, when the price of Disney+ with no ads will go up. Hulu prices are also increasing.
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“With our new ad-supported Disney+ offering and an expanded lineup of plans across our entire streaming portfolio, we will be providing greater consumer choice at a variety of price points to cater to the diverse needs of our viewers and appeal to an even broader audience,” Kareem Daniel, chairman of Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution, said in a statement.


(The link above has a breakdown of all the price options as single subscriptions or bundled, but here are a few)

Starting December 8th: Disney+ with ads will cost $7.99 a month (the same price that Disney+ currently costs, without ads).
The "premium", ad-free version of Disney+ will cost $10.99 a month.

October 10th: hulu ad-supported tier, which currently costs $6.99 a month or $69.99 a year, will increase to $7.99 a month or $79.99 a year. The ad-free tier, currently $12.99 a month, will be bumped up to $14.99 a month without an option for a yearly subscription.

August 23rd: ESPN+ will increase in price from $6.99 a month and $69.99 a year to $9.99 a month and $99.99 a year.
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Some are thinking they are trying to nudge folks to the ad-supported platform because they can make more money there.
 
TheRealJRad said:
I can’t agree with these “it’s the same we were paying for cable” takes. Even when I had cable, Netflix, HBO, Showtime, etc were all still extra (the services that primarily coexisted with the “height” of cable). I currently pay $70/year for AppleTV+, $5/month to upgrade my Hulu to ad free, $22/month for Netflix (the absolute worst value service imo). Disney/Hulu are included with my Verizon plan (though for the sake of argument, let’s say I’m spending $10/month more for that), and I only have HBO because I caught a 1 year for $100 deal.

That comes out to $51/month - my cable was never that low. And that’s including Netflix and HBO that would have cost me more anyway. Take those out and it’s even lower.

If you‘re one of those people who has to have every. single. service. Then yea, it’s probably more. And you should probably just have cable If you have to have that much content.
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How much are you paying for the broadband internet that's necessary in order to stream those services?
 

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