Hulu Live and the Disney Bundle are getting more expensive

By Phil Nickinson Published November 4, 2022

It’s officially price increase season. Hulu has announced via emails and on its website that Hulu with Live TV — which also includes Disney+ and ESPN+ to become the full “Disney Bundle” — will increase in price from $70 a month to $75 a month beginning December 8, 2022.

And if you have the Disney Bundle without live TV, you can expect that price to increase from $14 a month to $15 on that same date.

The live guide on Hulu With Live TV. — Phil Nickinson / Digital Trends

News of the Hulu price increases comes just a day after Sling TV announced it was increasing the cost of its basic plans by $5 a month.

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If any of this sounds familiar and/or a bit confusing, it’s because December 8 also is the date on which Disney+ launches a plan that includes advertising with the on-demand content. That plan costs $8 a month, or $3 a month less than a “Premium” Disney+ subscription. That plan was announced in August and came with its own set of price tweaks across the Disney Bundle spectrum.

Come December 8, this is how everything will shake down:

Disney+ with ads: $8 a month
Disney+ Premium (no ads): $11 a month
Hulu with ads: $8 a month
ESPN+ with ads: $10 a month
Disney+ and Hulu, with ads: $10 a month
Disney+ (no ads), Hulu, ESPN+, with ads: $15 a month (note that this plan will no longer be available to purchase or switch to on Disney+ after December 7, but existing subscribers can keep it at the new price)
Disney+ (no ads), Hulu (no ads), ESPN+ (with ads): $20 a month
Disney+ (with ads), Hulu (with ads) + Live TV, ESPN+ (with ads): $70 a month
Hulu (with ads) + Live TV, ESPN+ (with ads), and Disney+ (no ads): $75 a month (note that this plan will no longer be available to purchase or switch to after December 8, but existing subscribers can keep it at the new price)
Hulu With Live TV, Hulu on-demand (without ads), Disney+ (no ads), and ESPN+ (with ads): $83 a month

That’s … a lot of options. And if you’re doing your billing through a T-Mobile account, some of it might not be available. But the bottom line is this: You’re just going to have to pick what you want, pay attention to the price, and get ready to pay a bit more come early December.

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