Hulu shows and movies have been available to flow in Disney+ for a while, but Disney has announced today that it finally plans to fully merge the two into a single app.
Disney’s general manager, Bob Iger and CFO Hugh Johnston, dropped the news in the company’s third-quarter income this morning.
In a statement, the two said the work is already running to introduce new improvements in the Disney+ app in the coming months, including a more personalized homepage. They added that all this work will culminate in “Unified Disney+ and Hulu Streaming Program” next year.
“This will create an impressive package of entertainment, pairing the highest calibration marks and franchises, excellent general entertainment, family programming, news and industrial live sports content in a single app,” said Iger and Johnston.
On the business side, Disney is betting that a single app will mean more eye balloons, fewer cancellations, and a greater salary of advertisers. To merge the programs could also help Disney reduce operational costs.
Some media reported that Disney exhaust the hulu program Next year; However, independent subscriptions for each service will still be available. Disney+ did not immediately respond to Gizmodo’s request for comment.
The move comes only weeks after Disney bought Comcast’s remaining participation in Hulu. The service launched back in 2007 as a joint venture between News Corp and NBCUniversal. Disney took over in 2019, when it acquired 21st Century Fox, then later earned the remaining shares of AT&T and Comcast.
In 2023, Disney began to flow Hulu series as The slave’s tale, the bear, And Shōgun In the Disney+app, but only for users subscribed to both platforms. Currently, the company’s Disney+ and Hulu Bundle Plan starts at $ 10.99 monthly, just a dollar more than a self -contained Hulu.
The news also comes as Disney prioritized its streaming business and tried to meet with Netflix. Disney said it had finished its third quarter with 183 million subscriptions Disney+ and Hulu. Netflix, who stopped regularly reporting its subscription numbers, said that by the end of last year it had more than 300 million subscribers.
Disney also announced that its long -awaited ESPN -Streaming -service Eventually launch on 21 August. The Sports Streamer’s unlimited plan will cost $ 29.99 a month and will include full access to ESPN’s live television and streaming.
Beginning in 2026, the ESPN -Streamer will also be the exclusive US home for all WWE Premium Live Eventsincluding WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, and SummerSlam.
