Disney to boost prices for ad-free Disney+, Hulu services

Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger vowed to make its streaming services profitable via a planned October price hike on its ad-free Disney+ and Hulu plans and a crackdown on password sharing expected to extend through next year. The increases will raise the monthly cost of ad-free Disney+ by $3, or roughly 27 percent, to almost $14. The cost of ad-free Hulu will likewise rise $3 to almost $18 --- a 20-percent hike that will make it more expensive than the most popular ad-free tier at Netflix. Iger spoke following Disney's release of mixed earnings for its fiscal third quarter ended July 1. The company reported a substantial net loss while shedding customers in both domestic and intern...Keep on reading: Disney to boost prices for ad-free Disney+, Hulu services

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