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The hottest gift this holiday season may be the Disney Duo Bundle — especially among the cheapskates in your life.
Disney’s Black Friday streaming deal this year is 99 cents/month for ad-supported Hulu for one year, a savings of more than $100. But wait, there’s more! Fans can now get the Disney Duo Basic plan — ad-supported Disney+ and Hulu — for the low, low price of $2.99/month for one year. It’s the lowest-ever price for the package deal. The combo will save you just under $100 for the year.
And that’s not all! New and eligible existing Hulu subscribers can add Starz (on Hulu) for another 99 cents per month for 12 months. Hulu’s annual Black Friday deal is now in its seventh year.
Hulu is the streaming home to FX series “The Bear” and “Shōgun,” as well as originals like “Only Murders in the Building” and “Tell Me Lies.” As IndieWire reported last week, Hulu’s biggest hits on a consistent basis are Fox animated comedies, like “Bob’s Burgers” and “Family Guy.” Under the terms of a new deal, Fox shows will continue to stream next-day on Hulu through at least 2029.
In time for the holidays this year, Hulu will have “Elf,” “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” and “The Polar Express,” among other Christmas classics.
Disney+ is the home to Marvel series and movies — now including “Deadpool & Wolverine” — as well as the Star Wars universe and Pixar films. There, users can stream “Home Alone,” “The Santa Clause,” “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” and other holiday movies.
Disney now owns Hulu outright — but that wasn’t the original plan. Hulu was launched in 2008 as a general-entertainment competitor to Netflix, which began streaming a year earlier. Hulu was a joint venture between NBC, Fox, and ABC; CBS decided to sit this one out. Disney bought out Fox’s share of Hulu (and most of Fox’s everything) in 2019, gaining majority ownership. That killed the Hulu-value proposition for NBCUniversal, which exercised a clause last year forcing Disney to buy out its Hulu stake. NBCU didn’t exactly give Disney a Black Friday deal on its one-third share: The final piece of the Hulu pie has thus far cost Disney $8 billion… and counting.