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Hulu Live TV is the latest to announce a price increase, and it’s going up by $7 starting on October 12. That’s going to bring the price to about $76.99 per month. That actually makes it more expensive than YouTube TV, following its latest price hike. The ad-free Hulu Live TV experience is going up to $89.99 – that’s a $14 increase.
This comes as all of Disney’s streaming services get a price hike, at least the ad-free tiers. Disney+ will be moving to $13.99 for the ad-free tier, Hulu moving to $17.99 and ESPN+ moving to $10.99. While Disney has also introduced a new bundle called “Duo Premium” which gives you ad-free Disney+ and Hulu for $19.99. Considering those combined would cost you $31.98, that’s actually a really good deal.
Hulu Live TV’s latest price increase doesn’t include any channels or features
As we’ve seen around the streaming landscape as of late, prices are continuing to go up, without any new channels or features being added here. At least in terms of Hulu Live TV, which offers, well, Live TV. It is still a really good option, as you are getting 33 of the top 35 channels here on Hulu Live TV. And you also get Disney+ and ESPN+ included here, as well as Hulu’s library. That’s a $14.99 value, so when you compare it to YouTube TV now, it’s technically cheaper.
This comes as we are seeing content costing more and more. Studios like NBCUniversal, Disney, A+E and others are wanting more for their channels to be carried. And of course, with companies like Hulu Live TV having to pay more out of pocket, consumers will have to pay the difference. Which should come as no surprise, but that doesn’t make it sting any less.
Unfortunately, Hulu Live TV’s only real competitors are YouTube TV and DIRECTV Stream which cost about the same amount. So it’s not really worth switching.