Hulu
Hulu is a subscription-based streaming television service operated by the Walt Disney Company. The service offers on-demand movies and TV shows from various content providers, including Disney, Fox Corporation and NBC Universal. The service costs $6 a month with advertisements or $12 a month without.
Hulu also offers live television through a bundled Hulu with Live TV service. The cable-like service costs $65 a month and contains linear feeds of channels programed by AMC Networks, NBC Universal, Disney, Fox Corporation, ViacomCBS and AT&T WarnerMedia.
Jimmy Zasowski promoted to President, Platform Distribution at Disney
The move comes as Disney navigates frequent distribution disputes and accelerates its direct-to-consumer strategy.
EXECUTIVE MOVES
Disney moving forward with shutdown of Hulu app
The Walt Disney Company is moving forward with its planned sunset of the standalone Hulu app in 2026.
Ampere: Holidays shoppers flock to streaming deals, but churn remains a problem
Ampere found most holiday-acquired subscribers cancel a service quickly, with few retaining customers long-term.
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Parks: Streamers defaulting to ad-supported plans on subscription services
Streaming apps that launched with ad-supporter tiers enjoy a higher ratio of customers on them compared to ad-free plans.
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Verizon starts offering Disney bundle with ESPN Unlimited to customers
Verizon has refreshed some of its Disney-related streaming perks, with two new bundles offering access to the streaming sports plan ESPN Unlimited, the company confirmed to The Desk on Tuesday.
Parks: Netflix retakes title as top premium streamer in U.S. homes
Netflix surpassed Amazon's Prime Video to become the top premium streaming app by subscriber count in 2025.
T-Mobile adds Paramount Plus streaming perk to home Internet
The company is relaunching its home Internet plans with three tiers of service, including one that offers streaming perks.
Cheapest ways to watch ESPN during YouTube TV dispute
ESPN and ABC are unavailable on YouTube, leaving many sports fans looking for alternative services.
Bango: Americans prioritize streaming apps in budgets
Americans are cutting back on certain household-related spending to maintain access to streaming services, according to Bango.
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YouTube negotiations with Disney could lead to sports-only tier
The sports tier, if it launches, would be a departure from Google's all-in pricing scheme for YouTube TV, which costs $83 per month.
Fubo completes merger with Disney’s Hulu with Live TV
Moving forward, the combined streaming pay TV company, also called Fubo, will serve more than 6 million customers.
Disney saw modest increase in streaming churn during Kimmel spat
Around four million customers pulled the plug on Hulu and three million ditched their subscription to Disney Plus in September, according to Antenna.
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