Brat summer is over. It’s officially the era of subscription fatigue. Disney is raising the price of its multiple streaming services.
Starting in October, Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ are all going up in price by $1-$2, depending on your tier. On October 17, Disney will increase the price of its eponymous Disney+ streaming service to $10/month with ads or $16/month without. Hulu’s ad-supported tier will cost the same as Disney+ but shoots up to $19/month without ads.
Weirdly, you can’t pay for that package as an annual bundle. And sports buffs, ESPN+ is increasing to $12/month with ads, but there is no ad-free solution—after all, what would sports be without the advertising? Hulu with Live TV will see the biggest bump on the bill, from $77/month to $83/month with advertising and from $90/month to $96/month without it. For comparison, I currently pay $73/month for YouTube TV and an additional $16/month for the Max add-on package.
Sling TV, another popular choice for tuning into live TV, has varying packages, with its most expensive offering starting at $55/month. The bundle offerings that include Disney+ and ESPN+ are the only plans that won’t jump in price. This bodes well for those of us who get our other subscriptions “paid for” by a carrier .
Even if you have already resigned yourself to the indulgence that is paying for streaming, news about price hikes stings at a time when it feels like everyone is struggling to pay the bills. Streaming is the main way people .