Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ price increases: Here are the new costs and when they’ll change

(Nexstar) – More streaming services are raising their subscription prices this year. Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+, all owned by Disney, will get more expensive in the coming weeks, CEOs announced Wednesday.

These price hikes come when Disney rolls out the ad-supported Disney+ subscription Announced earlier this year.

The ad-supported plan will be available starting December 8, the same day that prices for most plans on Disney’s three streaming services will rise.

According to Wednesday ReleaseDisney+ with ads will cost $7.99 per month, which is the current monthly price for the standard Disney+ no ads plan. If you prefer Disney+ without ads, this plan will cost $10.99 per month starting in early December, or $109.99 per year.

Here’s a breakdown of how much each Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ plan currently costs and how much it costs, starting December 8.

Plan new price
Disney + (no ads) $10.99/month, $109.99/year
Hulu (with ads) $7.99/month, $79.99/year
Hulu (without ads) $14.99/month
ESPN+ (with ads) $9.99 per month, $99.99 per year

The ESPN+ subscription price hike will take effect on August 23. Disney announced this change earlier this year. Both Hulu subscription price jumps will be effective October 10th.

Disney also allows users to bundle these streaming services. Here’s how those plans will change by December:

Plan new price (monthly)
Disney+ and Hulu (with ads) US $9.99
Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ (with ads) US $12.99
Disney+ (no ads), Hulu (with ads), ESPN+ (with ads) (existing customers) USD 14.99
Disney+ (No Ads), Hulu (No Ads), ESPN+ (No Ads) $19.99

Here’s how Hulu + Live TV plans will change:

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Plan new price (monthly)
Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ (with ads) $69.99
Disney+ (no ads), Hulu (with ads), ESPN+ (with ads) (existing customers) $74.99
Disney+ (No Ads), Hulu (No Ads), ESPN+ (No Ads) USD 82.99

Disney hasn’t announced whether the cost of discounted student plans will change.

This isn’t the first price increase we’ve seen for streaming services this year. Netflix She raised her monthly costs In January, with prices rising by about $1 to $2, depending on the plan. in february, Amazon Prime annual cost skyrocketed – This also affects streaming through Amazon.

Netflix will add a lower price, Ad-supported plan coming soon But an official date has not yet been announced. Disney+ was pretty much the last ad-free platform – in addition to ESPN+ and Hulu, Peacock already offered an ad-supported plan. While Apple’s streaming service is ad-free, it does have promotions for its own content.

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