Disney+, Hulu Are Hiking Prices Again Next Month
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- News link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/09/23/2358239/disney-hulu-are-hiking-prices-again-next-month
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> It's that time of year again, apparently: Disney is raising the prices of its Disney+ and Hulu plans in the U.S., including most bundles, as of next month. The standalone Disney+ with ads service is rising from $9.99 to $11.99/month on Oct. 21, 2025, while the Disney+ Premium (without ads) is going from $15.99 to $18.99/month. The Hulu standalone plan with ads is increasing from $9.99 to $11.99/month as of the same date; the premium version of Hulu with no ads will remain at $18.99 per month.
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> In addition, the price of ESPN Select (the service formerly known as ESPN+, which has a more limited content lineup than the recently launched ESPN Unlimited all-in app) will increase from $11.99 to $12.99 per month on Oct. 21. For now, the introductory price of the Disney+, Hulu and ESPN Unlimited bundle with ads will remain $29.99 per month (for the first 12 months). It's the third time in three years Disney is raising the prices of the streaming services in the U.S., after price hikes for Disney+ and Hulu in October 2024 and in October 2023. Disney provided notifications of the latest price hikes Tuesday on its customer support sites.
[1] https://variety.com/2025/digital/news/disney-plus-hulu-price-hike-1236162735
The New Way (Score:2)
Honestly? What I am seeing is a lot of small communities online getting together to curate content and create new things, asking for a small donation each month to keep it going.
Some people seem sick and tired of streaming content. Itâ(TM)s nice to have and all, but I can pirate it if I want. But i donâ(TM)t, cuz it sucks. I want the cool and interesting stuff, and I vote with my wallet.
If Disney were smart, they would start seeding individual content creators and allow them carte blanche to make
Perfect timing (Score:2, Insightful)
They just pissed off half the country by yanking Jimmy Kimmel. And yeah that was because the entire federal government combined with Sinclair media and nexstar were threatening to pull them from the air completely but still most people don't know that nuance.
Maybe next time don't let a fascist take over America. We already have reports of CEOs complaining and grumbling about how bad things are under Trump. Even if the billionaires love it the multimillionaires don't.
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combined with Sinclair media
[1]Sinclair Media is literally Klan Media (John Oliver Expose' Link) [youtube.com].
Fuck that whole White-Supremacist Garbage Shitbag Company and every Fucking Klan Subhuman who works for them.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvtNyOzGogc
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> They just pissed off half the country by yanking Jimmy Kimmel.
More like pissed off a bunch of people over the principle of the issue, not because they actually watched the show. His ratings really were in the toilet. Probably because the right-wingers aren't watching, and most of the left is really just burned out on laughing at Trump. It was funny when it could be written off as a quirk of our archaic electoral college. Oh look, our broken old thing did a stupid! This time around though, the majority owned it and collectively said "Yeah, this is America now, dea
Hulu plus Live TV (Score:1)
I haven't seen this reported anywhere, but I have Hulu plus Live TV and received an e-mail that they are raising the price from $82.99 monthly to $89.99 monthly, starting the billing period that begins on or after October 21st.
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Holy hell! I've never subscribed to a streaming service and now I see why. Really? $90 ... A MONTH?! Multiply that by how many streaming services to see all the shows you want? Yeah, no thanks.
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Hulu plus Live TV is basically a cable TV replacement, even though it streams. It's got like 100 channels or something like that, everything you would normally get in a cable TV package.
Sorry guys, I think it's my fault (Score:3)
I just cancelled Disney+ and Hulu a week ago. Obviously this was their response.
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No, it's my fault. I canceled them.
When you've got no new value to offer... (Score:3)
All you can do is try to squeeze more blood from the existing stone. Repeat ad infinitum.
Confused (Score:1)
Why would someone subscribe to Disney+ besides possible kid programming?
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And if you raise the Jolly Roger you have a permanent file and can watch it later, even if they take it OFF their "streaming service."
Price hikes? (Score:2)
Kodi doesn't need your steenkin' price hikes.
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Damn, I remember the good old scandals like Obama wearing a tan suit or asking for orange juice instead of coffee.
As long as people keep paying the prices (Score:2)
They'll keep raising the prices.
Only when people start leaving, will they back off.
I unsubscribed. Anybody else?
Sailing the high seas (Score:5, Insightful)
Enshittification due to fragmentation and ads combined with price increases will push people back into piracy.
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Don't forget about how bad their app is. It pretty consistently loses connection, and never remembers where to resume.
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> ... will push people back into piracy.
People are already there. There is very little on any of the streaming services that is worth paying for. And if you do find something good, you get ..... 6 episodes? .... 8 episodes? What kind of fucking joke is that? Fuck 'em all. Cancel everything.
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