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ZDNET's key takeaways
Disney is combining the Hulu app and the Disney+ app next year.
Most Hulu content is available on Disney+ already, but not all - you still need the Hulu app for now.
You'll still be able to subscribe to Hulu and Disney+ as standalone services.
If you're a Hulu user, you'll likely be changing apps soon.
During today's quarterly earnings results announcement, CEO Bob Iger said the company would be "fully integrating Hulu into Disney+," meaning the standalone Hulu app will disappear sometime in 2026. Disney announced plans for a combined Hulu and Disney+ app back in 2023, with plans to unify the two by "March of next year" (2024), but that hasn't happened yet.
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While most Hulu content is already available on the Disney+ app, some is only available in the Hulu app due to licensing restrictions. Additionally, content from third-party add-ons like Max and Showtime is also only available through the Hulu app, so you do still need the current Hulu app for now.
Hulu as a service isn't going away. You'll still be able to buy a standalone Hulu subscription and a standalone Disney+ subscription, but it's clear the company is pushing bundles. Disney said the Hulu + Live TV service will technically be combined with Fubo, but both services will be marketed and sold separately.
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