The Walt Disney Company announced that later this year its most popular streaming platform, Disney+will offer an ad-supported plan and another ad-free option at a higher price in the United States.
The company disclosed that in the last quarter its three platforms (Disney +, Hulu and ESPN +) added a total of 221 million subscribers, which exceeds the figures of Netflix, but also posted a combined loss of US $ 1,100 million.
As of December 8, see Disney+ without ads in the US it will cost $10.99, three more than now, while the current price of $7.99 will be for the ad-supported plan.
The company also announced that starting October 10 it will increase the prices of its second platform, Hulu. The ad-supported option will go up a dollar a month, to $7.99, and the ad-free option will go up two, to $14.99.
Last month, the company already announced increases in its dedicated sports service, ESPN+.
Disney announced that it will also offer packages that include two or three of these services, an initiative that has been taken by other rivals in its sector such as Warner Bros Discovery, which next year will offer the HBO Max and Discovery+ services together.
What will happen in Peru?
The statement does not specify whether these increases or others will be applied in Peru and the rest of the world.
On the website of Disney Plus we can know the plans and prices to acquire this streaming service. This is the normal cost:
- Disney+ monthly cost: S/ 25.90
- Disney+ and Star+ monthly cost: S/ 44.90
- Disney+, Star+ and STARZPLAY monthly cost: S/ 55.90
With information from EFE
