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    Why Streaming Services Are Pushing Subscribers to Ad Tiers

    • 23.08.2023
    • By Alex Weprin
    The Hollywood Reporter

    On Disney’s last quarterly earnings call Aug. 9, CEO Bob Iger waited until the end of his opening remarks to drop the hammer: His company’s streaming business was introducing price increases. Big ones. The monthly cost of the Disney+ and Hulu ad-free tiers would be rising by nearly 30 percent, or $3.

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