Disney To Hike Price For ESPN+ By A Dollar A Month In August; Bundle, UFC PPV Costs To Remain Unchanged

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Disney streaming service ESPN+, which has grown steadily since launching in 2018, will cost a dollar more per month starting in August.As of August 13, the cost of a subscription will go to $7 a month, from $6, mirroring a recent uptick for Disney+.

A full-year subscription will now run $70, up from $60. The price for Disney’s popular bundle with Hulu and Disney+ will remain unchanged, as will the rate for pay-per-view UFC fights, the company said.

The ad-supported bundle is $14 a month.In its most recent quarterly earnings report, Disney said ESPN+ had 13.8 million subscribers.

The company has not said how many of those came in via the bundle, which rolled out in 2020.When ESPN+ launched in April 2018, it cost $5 a month.