{"id":156192,"date":"2025-09-23T20:23:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T20:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/156192\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T20:23:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T20:23:09","slug":"disney-hulu-espn-to-hike-prices-in-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/156192\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney+, Hulu, ESPN to Hike Prices in October"},"content":{"rendered":"

Disney+, Hulu and ESPN\u2019s Select plan will get more expensive starting in October, with notifications rolling out to subscribers on Tuesday, TheWrap has learned. <\/p>\n

The changes are set to go into effect on Oct. 21 for new subscribers. Current subscribers will see the change on their first billing date on or after Oct. 21. The pricing changes will be as follows:<\/p>\n

Disney+ with ads will increase by $2 to $11.99 per month<\/p>\n

Disney+ Premium will increase by $3 to $18.99 per month and $30 to $189.99 per year. <\/p>\n

Hulu with ads will increase by $2 to $11.99 per month and by $20 to $119.99 per year<\/p>\n

ESPN Select will increase by $1 to $12.99 per month and $10 to $129.99 per year<\/p>\n

The Disney+-Hulu bundle with ads will increase by $2 to $12.99 per month<\/p>\n

The Disney+, Hulu, ESPN Select bundle will increase by $3 to $19.99 per month with ads and $29.99 per month without ads. <\/p>\n

The Disney+ Premium, Hulu and ESPN Select bundle for legacy subscribers will increase by $3 to $24.99 per month<\/p>\n

The Disney+, Hulu and HBO Max bundle will increase by $3 to $19.99 per month with ads and $32.99 per month without ads.<\/p>\n

The Hulu with ads + Live TV, Disney+ with ads and ESPN Select with ads bundle will increase by $7 to $89.99 per month <\/p>\n

The Hulu with ads + Live TV, Disney+ Premium (No Ads) and ESPN Select (With Ads) bundle will increase by $7 to $94.99 per month<\/p>\n

The Hulu Premium + Live TV, Disney+ (No Ads) and ESPN Select (With Ads) bundle will increase by $4 to $99.99 per month<\/p>\n

Hulu\u2019s Live TV Only plan will increase by $7 to $88.99 per month<\/p>\n

Pricing for Hulu Premium, ESPN Unlimited, the Disney+-Hulu Premium bundle will be unaffected. <\/p>\n

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The notification comes a day after Disney announced it would lift its indefinite suspension on Jimmy Kimmel over the late night host\u2019s remarks about Charlie Kirk\u2019s assassin. <\/p>\n

The decision to pull Jimmy Kimmel Live! off of ABC\u2019s airwaves prompted protests from writers and union members<\/a>, calls to\u00a0cancel Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ subscriptions<\/a>, and an open letter from the American Civil Liberties Union signed by over 400 artists<\/a> condemning the move. <\/p>\n

In a statement on Monday, Disney said it pulled Kimmel to \u201cavoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country,\u201d adding that some of his comments were \u201cill-timed and thus insensitive.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday,\u201d the company added.<\/p>\n

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An insider familiar with the matter tells TheWrap the price increases were planned well in advance of the situation with Kimmel and that the two moves are unrelated to each other. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe regularly evaluate the business and when we increase prices, it is so that we can continue to invest in our content and our products,\u201d the individual added.<\/p>\n

As of the end of its third quarter of 2025<\/a>, Disney reported a total of 207.4 million subscribers across Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+. Disney+ had a total of 127.8 million subscribers. Hulu reported a total of 55.5 million subscribers, including 4.3 million Hulu + Live TV subscribers. ESPN+ ended the quarter with 24.1 million.<\/p>\n

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