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Disney+ to Launch Tier With Ads on December 8, at Same Price as Current Ad-Free Plan
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The Disney+ streaming service will launch a paid ad-ed subscription tier that costs US$7.99 per month on December 8, while the ad-free tier increases its price to US$10.99. The current subscription costs US$7.99 without ads.
The bundle with both Disney+ and Hulu at the ad-ed tier will cost US$9.99 in December, with the option of adding ESPN+ for an additional US$3. Ad-free Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ will cost US$19.99.
Disney+ also gained 14.4 million new subscribers during the third qurater of its fiscal year 2022. The service now has 152.1 million subscribers. Across its Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ streaming services, Disney now has 221.1 million subscribers.
Disney+ is Kindaichi Case Files globally.
Disney+, along with the Disney+ Hotstar service in Southeast Asia, has streamed a number of recent anime in English in several countries, including Ani-One Asia to provide anime content, in addition to its own licensed titles.
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings had stated in April that its rival service is also considering adding a new ad-ed subscription tier. Netflix is currently planning to launch the tier in early 2023.
Anime streaming service simulcast viewing option in the beginning of the spring anime season in April, with only a few exceptions. (Some spring season titles are available for free ad-ed viewing for their first three episodes a week after they premiere, and older titles are still available for free with ads.) The service previously allowed free ad-ed streaming for simulcast titles one week after an episode premiered.
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