Hulu streaming app to become part of Disney+ app: What to know
A change is coming to the way viewers can access their favorite shows and movies on the Hulu and Disney+ streaming apps.
Beginning next year, the Hulu app will be fully integrated into the Disney+ app, meaning subscribers will be able to go to one app to access their favorite Hulu and Disney+ content.
Bob Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Co., which owns both Hulu and Disney+, announced the new streamlined app Wednesday during the company's quarterly earnings call.
"This will create an impressive package of entertainment pairing the highest caliber brands and franchises, great general entertainment, kids programming, news, and industry leading live sports content all in a single app," Iger said on the call.
Iger also announced that Hulu will become The Walt Disney Co.'s global general entertainment brand.
Starting this fall, according to Iger, Disney+ users will see Hulu instead of the Star tile on Disney+ globally.
In the months leading up to the integration of Hulu into the Disney+ app, users will also notice changes to the app, including a more personalized homepage, according to Iger.
Under the integrated app, standalone Disney+ and Hulu subscriptions will still be available, in addition to bundle Disney+ and Hulu subscriptions.
After partnering with Hulu since 2019, Disney took full control of the streaming service in June, according to the company's securities filing at the time.
In August, Disney+ is giving standalone Disney+ subscribers access to a sampling of Hulu content, including movies like "The Proposal" and series including "Shifting Gears."
The Walt Disney Co. is the parent company of ABC News, Disney+ and Hulu.
