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The Walt Disney Company, which has been recently making headlines since its 17 September decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s late night show on ABC, said Tuesday that it would be raising the price of its streaming services \u2013 including Disney+ and bundles that include Hulu and ESPN.<\/p>\n
On 21 October, the cost of a Disney+ and Hulu package will increase from $10.99 to $12.99 while an ad-free plan with both will still cost $19.99. Plans with Disney+, Hulu, ESPN, with ads, were previously $16.99 and are soon to be $19.99, per Disney\u2019s website.<\/p>\n
Disney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n
Consumers have been vocal about Disney\u2019s handling of Kimmel in recent days, responding by canceling their subscriptions to Disney+ and bundles with Hulu and ESPN Select. However, a company spokesperson told Bloomberg that the price increases were planned for months and unrelated to the Kimmel controversy.<\/p>\n
The comments that culminated in Kimmel\u2019s suspension came earlier this month, in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk\u2019s death. Kimmel said on his show that the Make America Great Again movement was \u201cdesperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, and doing everything they can to score political points from it\u201d.<\/p>\n
A few days later, Nexstar Media Group, which owns 28 ABC affiliates, announced that it was pulling Kimmel\u2019s show because his comments were \u201coffensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse\u201d.<\/p>\n
Disney, also facing political pressure from the Federal Communications Commission, followed suit by suspending the show. The New York Times reported that the \u201ccancel Disney+\u201d campaign caused more \u201csubscriber churn\u201d than previous efforts to boycott Netflix over some of its controversies.<\/p>\n
This is the fourth consecutive year that Disney+ has raised its streaming prices since launching Disney+ in 2019. It follows suit with many other streaming services, including Netflix and Peacock, who both announced price hikes earlier this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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