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Can a New Bundle Help Disney+ Keep Growing?

Here's a look at Disney's latest plan to add millions of new subscribers.

Can a New Bundle Help Disney+ Keep Growing?

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The streaming service has become a major focus for investors as the media company is planning to invest heavily in its direct-to-consumer offerings over the next three years before it expects they'll turn a profit. After robust early signups, the 2.1 million net additions last quarter was a big disappointment.</p>\n<p>But Disney might add as many as four million new subscribers overnight next month by making a change to its Hulu + Live TV subscription.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/e5295307e8d80202935b9bb151cc85be\" tg-width=\"700\" tg-height=\"466\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Image source: Walt Disney.</span></p>\n<h2><b>Adding to the cable bundle</b></h2>\n<p>Starting next month, Hulu + Live TV subscribers will be asked to pay $5 more per month for their subscription. 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After robust early signups, the 2.1 million net additions last quarter was a big disappointment.\nBut Disney might add as many as four million new subscribers overnight next month by making a change to its Hulu + Live TV subscription.\nImage source: Walt Disney.\nAdding to the cable bundle\nStarting next month, Hulu + Live TV subscribers will be asked to pay $5 more per month for their subscription. In return, they'll receive access to Disney+ and ESPN+.\nCurrently, subscribers can add the rest of the Disney bundle to their Hulu + Live TV subscription for $8 per month. So, anyone currently taking that deal will get a nice price break. However, the subscribers who haven't signed up for the Disney bundle will be forced to take it whether they want it or not.\nThe move is similar to how Disney operates its cable networks. Pay-TV subscribers pay about $9 per month to Disney just because their cable bundle has ESPN in it. That's regardless of whether they watch ESPN or not. It's more lucrative for Disney to force distributors to carry the network for all subscribers than it is to sell the network directly to only those who watch it.\nSearching for subscribers\nHulu + Live TV had four million subscribers at of the end of the company's fiscal fourth quarter. While some of those likely already subscribe to Disney+ or ESPN+, Disney will instantly add millions of subscribers for the services with the upcoming change.\nDisney is trying other tactics to add new signups for Disney+ as well, including a promotion for new and existing subscribers to pay just $1.99 for one month of the service for its anniversary earlier this month. That, combined with the Hulu move, may be a sign subscriber growth didn't pick up much in October. 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