Disney+ and Hulu are getting even more expensive (again)
Entertainment Streaming Disney+ and Hulu are getting even more expensive (again) This is the fourth price increase in as many years. 23, 2026 1:41 pm EST Unsplash/Thibault Penin Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Streamflation strikes again. Disney is raising prices on many of its streaming subscriptions, according to a report by Bloomberg.
- ▪Entertainment Streaming Disney+ and Hulu are getting even more expensive (again) This is the fourth price increase in as many years.
- ▪23, 2026 1:41 pm EST Unsplash/Thibault Penin Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Streamflation strikes again.
- ▪Disney is raising prices on many of its streaming subscriptions, according to a report by Bloomberg.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 2 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Disney+ and Hulu subscriptions are about to get more expensive — AppleInsider
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| Publication time | Wed, 23 Sep 2026 17:41:29 +0000 |
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Entertainment Streaming Disney+ and Hulu are getting even more expensive (again) This is the fourth price increase in as many years. By Lawrence Bonk Sept. 23, 2026 1:41 pm EST Unsplash/Thibault Penin Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Streamflation strikes again. Disney is raising prices on many of its streaming subscriptions, according to a report by Bloomberg. Disney+ is shooting up to $21.50 per month for the ad-free version, which is a 13 percent increase. The ad-free bundle that includes both Disney+ and Hulu is going up by $2 to $22 per month. That's still a fairly decent deal, as it's around half of what it would cost to purchase each separately. Ad-supported plans are also getting hit with the price increase hammer.
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