Create account

Coverage dated August 8, 2023 to August 9, 2023

Disney is raising prices on ad-free Disney+, Hulu — and plans a crackdown on password sharing

Headline from CBS News, on the newest of 2 developments

The media giant said the price hikes will go into effect on October 12.

CBS News's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Disney to boost prices for ad-free Disney+ and Hulu services and vows crackdown on password sharing

    Headline from News West 9 ·

  2. Newest

    Disney is raising prices on ad-free Disney+, Hulu — and plans a crackdown on password sharing

    Headline from CBS News ·

Read the reports

Reports & sources

55 articles, oldest first.

  1. BGR

    Hulu and Disney+ price hikes will continue until morale improves (opens BGR)

    Published

    BGR's feed description

    Disney is raising the price of the ad-free Hulu and Disney+ plans in the US less than a year after the last price hike.

  2. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Disney to raise price on ad-free Disney to $13.99 (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

    Published

    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    Disney is raising prices on almost all of its streaming offerings as it looks to accelerate its profitability timeline.

  3. Polygon

    Disney raising prices on Disney Plus and Hulu ahead of account-sharing crackdown (opens Polygon)

    Published

    Polygon's feed description

    Ad-free packages will be affected in October

  4. Variety

    Prices of Disney+, Hulu Premium Plans to Get Jacked Up but New Duo Bundle Will Offer Deep Discount (opens Variety)

    Published

    Variety's feed description

    Disney, trying to swing its streaming business into the black, has set substantial price hikes for Disney+ and Hulu standalone premium plans in the U.S. — while also rolling out a heavily dis…

  5. Deadline

    Disney Hiking Prices Of Ad-Free Disney+ And Hulu And Rolling Out Bundle Of The Two; Will Expand Disney+ With Ads To UK, Canada And Europe In November (opens Deadline)

    Published

    Deadline's feed description

    Disney is following through on stated plan to raise streaming prices (welcome news to investors if not to many consumers), as well as launching a bundled version of Disney+ and Hulu and expanding t…

  6. CNET

    Disney Plus Will Add a New Ad-Free Streaming Bundle Next Month (opens CNET)

    Published

    CNET's feed description

    Streaming customers will soon be able to bundle ad-free Disney Plus and Hulu, with a combined app coming later in the year.

  7. Seattle Times

    Disney to boost prices for ad-free Disney+ and Hulu services and vows crackdown on password sharing (opens Seattle Times)

    Published

    Seattle Times's feed description

    Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger vowed to make its streaming services profitable via a planned October price hike on its ad-free Disney+ and Hulu plans and a crackdown on password sharing expected to extend through next year.

  8. Forbes

    Disney+, Hulu Raise Rates—Here Are The Other Streaming Services Hiking Prices (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    Hulu raised its prices for the second time in 12 months.

  9. CNET

    Disney to Hike Price of Ad-Free Hulu, Disney Plus (opens CNET)

    Published

    CNET's feed description

    It'll cost $3 more per month to stream on the ad-free tiers.

  10. The Hollywood Reporter

    Disney Sets Price Hikes For Ad-Free Tiers of Disney+ and Hulu, Plans Advertising Expansion Abroad (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

    Published

    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    ESPN+ and Hulu with Live TV will also see their monthly subscription fees rise, while the company launches a new premium bundle.

  11. Wall Street Journal

    Disney to Significantly Raise Prices of Disney+, Hulu Streaming Services (opens Wall Street Journal)

    Published

    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    The entertainment giant’s is raising the cost of the ad-free versions of Disney+ and Hulu by more than 20% each.

  12. NBC Chicago

    Disney to raise price on ad-free Disney to $13.99 per month starting October 12 (opens NBC Chicago)

    Published

    NBC Chicago's feed description

    Disney is raising prices on almost all of its streaming offerings as it looks to accelerate its profitability timeline.

  13. NBC News

    Disney to raise monthly price on ad-free Disney+ to $13.99 (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    Disney is launching a new “premium duo” product of Disney+ and Hulu without commercials for $19.99 per month.

  14. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Disney to boost prices for ad-free Disney+ and Hulu, vows crackdown on password sharing (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

    Published

    Cleveland Plain Dealer's feed description

    The increases will raise the monthly cost of ad-free Disney+ and ad-free Hulu by $3 each.

  15. CBS News

    Disney is raising prices on ad-free Disney+, Hulu — and plans a crackdown on password sharing (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    The media giant said the price hikes will go into effect on October 12.

  16. Investopedia

    Disney+ Raises Subscription Prices After Losing Millions of Subscribers (opens Investopedia)

    Published

    Investopedia's feed description

    Ad-free Disney+ subscription price to increase roughly 27% to $14 a month, following the company's loss of millions of streaming subscribers.

  17. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Disney to boost prices for ad-free Disney+ and Hulu (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

    Published

    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger vowed to make its streaming services profitable via a planned October price hike on its ad-free Disney+ and Hulu plans and a crackdown on password sharing expected to extend through next year.

  18. Forbes

    Disney Plus And Hulu Are Dramatically Raising Prices, Again (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    No one is pushing their luck more than Disney, who has just announced large hikes to the add-free tiers of Disney Plus and Hulu.

  19. The Sentinel (Carlisle)

    Disney to boost prices for ad-free Disney+ and Hulu services, vows crackdown on password sharing (opens The Sentinel (Carlisle))

    Published

    The Sentinel (Carlisle)'s feed description

    Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger vowed to make its streaming services profitable via a planned October price hike on its ad-free Disney+ and Hulu plans.

  20. FOX Business

    Disney raising prices of Disney+, Hulu ad-free plans for 2nd time in a year (opens FOX Business)

    Published

    FOX Business's feed description

    Disney is raising the prices of its ad-free versions of the Disney+ and Hulu platforms while introducing a new bundle of both streaming services.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.