Hulu + Live TV repriced; base plan now includes Disney+ with ads

What this means for you

The $69.99 Live TV plan now came with Disney+ with ads. Existing subscribers who kept ad-free Disney+ paid $5 more a month; the plan with ad-free Hulu went up $7.

What you can do

• Disney+ side of this change, incl. the Legacy Disney Bundle →

Context

Evidence

Disney's August 10, 2022 release set Hulu + Live TV plans from December 8: Basic (Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+, all with ads) at $69.99, Legacy (Disney+ No Ads, Hulu and ESPN+ with ads) at $74.99 for 'Existing subscribers only', and Premium (Disney+ and Hulu No Ads) at $82.99. Hulu's plans page said the Live TV plan with ad-free Disney+ 'will increase from $69.99/month to $74.99/month beginning on 12/08/22'. The Live TV page offered Hulu + Live TV 'now with Disney+ and ESPN+ for $69.99/month' at 05:38 UTC on December 8, 2022, and 'now with Disney+ (With Ads) and ESPN+ (With Ads) for $69.99/month' at 13:10 UTC. Hulu (No Ads) + Live TV was listed at $75.99 in June 2022; TechCrunch reported the $75.99 to $82.99 rise. The Legacy Disney Bundle ($13.99 → $14.99 for existing subscribers) is in the Disney+ record disney-plus-us-premium-price-increase-2022-12.

Sources

• Disney+ Press: Ad-Supported Disney+ Subscription Tier To Launch In The U.S. On December 8, Hulu + Live TV and Disney Bundle plans (Aug 10, 2022) · archived
• Hulu plans page (hulu.com/welcome) (price notices, Nov 9 2022) · archived
• Hulu + Live TV page (before, Dec 8 2022, 05:38 UTC) · archived
• Hulu + Live TV page (after, Dec 8 2022, 13:10 UTC) · archived
• Hulu plans page (hulu.com/welcome) (Hulu (No Ads) + Live TV at $75.99, Jun 29 2022) · archived
• TechCrunch: Hulu set to raise the cost of the Hulu + Live TV bundle in December (Nov 4, 2022) (secondary)

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