And now some news from the Department of Awkward Timing: With the Jimmy Kimmel controversy swirling, word has emerged that Disney is raising the price of Disney+ , Hulu and ESPN+ next month.
Subscribers started being notified Tuesday that as of October 21, a subscription to Disney+ will go up two dollars a month, to $11.99. Various bundles, with and without ads, are rising for combinations of Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+.
The hikes are the fourth in four years by Disney, which is far from the only company raising prices in streaming . Across the industry, companies are continuing to lift costs for consumers, with media companies operating linear networks feeling pressure on that side due to cord-cutting.
After ABC and Disney suspended Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely last