Hulu will raise price of live TV packages, but lower the cost of basic streaming

[demmiblue]

Netflix isn’t the only streaming video company raising prices. Add Hulu to the list.

Next month, Hulu will increase the cost of its services that include live TV channels. For example, a package that has access to Hulu and live TV would cost $44.99 a month, a $5 increase starting on Feb. 26. Access to Hulu with no ads plus its live TV service will jump $7 to $50.99 a month.

In a statement announcing the price changes, Hulu said it added nearly a dozen live TV channels such as the CW and the Discovery Channel, improved the technology to support more devices on its platforms and well as offered many exclusive episodes and movies in the past year.

In a statement announcing the price changes, Hulu said it added nearly a dozen channels with live shows such as the CW and the Discovery Channel, improved the technology in its live TV service and offered many exclusive episodes and movies in the past year. Hulu hasn’t raised the prices on its live TV packages since it launched in 2017.

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The price hike won’t affect people who subscribe solely to Hulu’s on-demand video service, which has original shows such as "The Handmaid's Tale." Subscribers to its most popular plan, Hulu with ads, will actually see their cost go down $2 to $5.99 a month, which could tempt more potential customers to give the service a try. The cost of Hulu without ads will remain $11.99 a month.

https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-hulu-20190122-story.html

[SoCalNative]

1. I'm glad that they finally added

some of the Discovery networks, however they haven't added the CW or the local channel that carries it in my area yet, making this the only local network NOT available on their Live TV service. And yes, I have a digital antenna that I could switch to for that one channel, however I'd rather not have to do that. What is the hold-up, Hulu?