Disney to Raise Prices for Streaming Plans, Introduces New Channels and Features

Published on August 8, 2024

Disney is the latest company to announce an anticipated price hike across all of its streaming platforms, as well as other changes to its content services. Starting in mid-October, the monthly prices for Disney+ and the company’s other streaming platforms, Hulu and ESPN+, will increase $1 to $2 for both ad-supported and ad-free versions, per an Aug. 6 press release. The basic and premium tiers of Disney+ will be priced at $9.99 and $15.99, respectively. Hulu with ads will also increase to $9.99 a month, while the ad-free premium version will rise to $18.99. Meanwhile, ESPN+ will increase by $1 to $11.99 per month; the platform only has an ad-supported option....

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