The Disney bundle has never been cheaper

The Disney bundle has never been cheaper

The hottest gift this holiday season may be the Disney Duo Bundle – especially among the cheapskates in your life.

Disney’s Black Friday streaming deal this year is 99 cents/month for ad-supported Hulu for a year, a savings of more than $100. But wait, there’s more! Fans can now get the Disney Duo Basic plan – ad-supported Disney+ and Hulu – for the low price of $2.99/month for one year. It’s the lowest price ever for the package deal. This combination will save you just under $100 over the course of the year.

And that’s not all! New and eligible existing Hulu subscribers can add Starz (on Hulu) for an additional 99 cents per month for 12 months. Hulu’s annual Black Friday deal is in its seventh year.

Chloe East and Sophie Thatcher in
Squid Game S2 Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun in Squid Game S2 Cr. No Ju-han/Netflix © 2024

Hulu is the streaming home of FX series “The Bear” and “Shōgun,” as well as originals like “Only Murders in the Building” and “Tell Me Lies.” As IndieWire reported last week, Fox animated comedies like “Bob’s Burgers” and “Family Guy” are consistently Hulu’s biggest hits. Under the terms of a new deal, Fox shows will continue to stream next-day on Hulu through at least 2029.

Just in time for the holidays this year, Hulu will also feature “Elf,” “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” and “The Polar Express,” among other holiday classics.

Disney+ is home to Marvel series and films – now also “Deadpool & Wolverine” – as well as the Star Wars universe and Pixar films. There, users can stream “Home Alone,” “Santa Claus,” “The Nightmare Before Christmas” and other Christmas films.

Hulu is now fully owned by Disney – but that wasn’t the original plan. Hulu launched in 2008 as a general entertainment competitor to Netflix, which had started streaming a year earlier. Hulu was a joint venture between NBC, Fox and ABC; CBS has decided to suspend this. Disney bought Fox’s stake in Hulu (and most of Fox’s everything) in 2019, giving it majority ownership. That killed the Hulu value proposition for NBCUniversal, which last year invoked a clause that forced Disney to buy it out It is Hulu share. NBCU didn’t exactly give Disney a Black Friday deal for its one-third share: the final piece of the Hulu pie has cost Disney $8 billion so far…and counting.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *