Hulu raises Live TV price to $65, matching YouTube TV’s latest price hike
Hulu + Live TV went from $40 to $65 since 2017; rival services raised prices, too. …
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Hulu is raising the monthly price of its live-TV streaming package from $54.99 to $64.99 starting on December 18, continuing a string of price hikes by online video services that offer an alternative to cable and satellite TV. The increase will apply to existing and new subscribers.
Hulu + Live TV debuted at $40 a month in mid-2017 but was up to $54.99 a month by December 2019. The new $64.99 monthly price is for the package with over 65 live channels plus access to Hulu’s ad-supported library of on-demand shows and movies.
Hulu also offers a Live TV plan with ad-free access to the streaming library. The price of this package will increase from $60.99 to $70.99 a month. There’s also a Live TV plan without Hulu’s streaming library, which is rising from $53.99 to $63.99.
Hulu sent notices of the upcoming price hikes to existing subscribers and confirmed the change on its website yesterday. The cheapest plan that includes only the ad-supported streaming library, without any live channels, will remain at $5.99 a month. The no-ads version will remain at $11.99. By comparison, Netflix plans range from $8.99 to $17.99 a month after a price increase last month.
Hulu’s majority owner is The Walt Disney Company. Comcast has a 33-percent stake in the company, but Disney has had full operational control since May 2019.
Price hikes all around
Hulu’s latest price increase brings it in line with YouTube TV, which
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