Streaming service Hulu is raising the monthly price of its on-demand video plans by $1, beginning Oct. 8.
The price of Hulu with No Ads will increase from $11.99 to $12.99 for current and new subscribers. Hulu with ads will be $6.99, up from $5.99.
Pricing remains the same for Hulu Live TV ($64.99) and the Disney streaming bundle, which includes Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu with Ads ($13.99) or Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu with No Ads ($19.99).
This is just the latest price increase for Disney’s streaming services. Disney’s monthly subscriptions rose $1 in March this year, $6.99 a month to $7.99 a month. Annual subscriptions went up $10, from $69.99 to $79.99. And in August, the monthly subscription fee for ESPN+ rose $1 to $6.99.
Last month, Disney said it had nearly 174 million subscriptions across the three streaming services: Disney+ had 116 million; ESPN+, 14.9 million; and Hulu had 39.1 million subscribers, plus 3.7 million to its Live TV with on-demand streaming service. In comparison, Netflix has about 209 million subscribers worldwide.
In addition to original shows “Nine Perfect Strangers”, “Only Perfect Strangers,” and “Vacation Friends,” – Hulu has added thousands of Hollywood hits and Hotstar Specials from the Disney-operated India-based streaming service.
