‘Disney+, Hulu and Max Bundle’ Launches With Combined Discounts of Up to 39%
All three services are available for as cheap as $17 in ad-supported flavors
Establishing one of the most robust pure-play bundled streaming offerings in the video business, The Walt Disney Co. and Warner Bros. Discovery on Thursday officially launched their “Disney+, Hulu and Max Bundle.”
It comes in ad-supported and ad-free flavors.
The one with commercials goes for $16.99, a 39% savings compared to purchasing individually the ad-supported iterations of Disney Plus ($7.99), Hulu ($7.99) and Max ($9.99).
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The ad-free version of the bundle is priced at $29.99 a month, 35% less than premium commercial-free versions of Disney+ ($13.99), Hulu ($17.99) and Max ($16.99).
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For a penny under $30, it's a lot of combined programming tonnage for consumers. There are big tentpole on-demand brands included: the Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars banners under Disney+; the increasingly prestigious FX moniker under Hulu; and HBO on Max.
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There's also some linear television heft, with ABC, CNN, Discovery and Food Network available outside a pay TV subscription.
Disney and WBD are accompanying the launch of their big bundle with air support, a multiplatform marketing campaign that includes TV ads, including this one:
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