Subscriber jump, fee increase revealed at Disney streaming presentation
Disney Plus, which now has more than 86 million subscribers, will go to $8 a month next year.
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.
Disney Plus, which now has more than 86 million subscribers, will go to $8 a month next year.
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Streaming services that offer top-tier news and sports channels will have to keep raising fees if they want to break even, experts say.
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