BREAKING : PRICING and Release Date Announced for Disney+ Ad Service

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Disney announced during its third-quarter earnings call in 2022 that its streaming service, Disney+, has again seen a large increase in subscriptions. Currently, Disney+ has 152.1 million subscribers, which is a 31% increase from the same time last year. But an increase in subscribers isn’t the only change we’ll see on Disney+ — Disney has finally announced more information about the new ad-supported tier coming to this streaming service!

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Disney previously announced that it would add a new, ad-supported tier to Disney+ soon. Now we have all the details about this change.

Disney has announced new details and pricing for both the ad-free and ad-supported tiers of Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+. The ad-supported version is being called “Disney+ Basic,” and the ad-free version will be “Disney+ Premium.” Disney+ Basic (with ads) will launch on December 8th in the U.S. for $7.99/month. The ad-free version of Disney+ (Disney+ Premium) is going to increase in price by 38%, up to $10.99/month.

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The ad-supported version will have all the same content as the ad-free tier, just with advertisements as well. Disney+ Basic will have about 4 minutes of ads every hour.

Ad-supported Hulu is going to increase in price from $6.99/month to $7.99/month, and the ad-free version will increase from $12.99/month to $14.99/month (price increases begin on October 10th). The Disney Bundle (Hulu with ads, Disney+ Premium, and ESPN+) will increase from $13.99/month to $14.99/month. The premium version (Hulu without ads, Disney+ Premium, and ESPN+) will remain at $19.99/month. ESPN+ will increase in price from $6.99/month to $9.99/month beginning August 23rd.

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When the new ad-supported Disney+ launches on December 8th, 2022, the following bundles and services will be available in the U.S.:

Standalone plans:

• Disney+ Basic: $7.99/month
• Disney+ Premium: $10.99/month
• Hulu (with ads): $7.99/month
• Hulu (without ads): $14.99/month
• ESPN+: $9.99/month

Bundle Plans:

• Basic (with ads): Disney+, Hulu: $9.99/month
• Basic (with ads): Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+: $12.99/month
• Legacy (existing customers only): Disney+ (no ads), Hulu (with ads), ESPN+ (with ads): $14.99/month
• Premium: Disney+ (no ads), Hulu (no ads), ESPN+ (with ads): $19.99/month

Hulu and Live TV:

• Basic: Includes Hulu SVOD with ads, Disney+ with ads, ESPN+: $69.99 per month
• Legacy (existing customers only): Includes Hulu SVOD with ads, Disney+ no ads, ESPN+: $74.99 per month
• Premium: Includes Hulu SVOD without ads, Disney+ no ads, ESPN+: $82.99 per month

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