How Good is Hulu Live?
Anyone else feel like Hulu Live TV is becoming a hot mess... but also kind of essential?
Just got rid of Hulu Live TV
Is it worth it?
How much is Hulu?
Hulu (With Ads) costs $12 a month or $120 a year. This plan offers ad-supported access to the service's full catalog of content. Hulu also offers an ad-supported student plan for a discounted price of $2 a month.
If you want commercial-free streaming, you can upgrade to Hulu (No Ads) for $19 a month. This plan also adds download support, enabling the ability to save titles to watch offline.
Both options come with a 30-day free streaming trial, and they each provide full access to Hulu's entire library of on-demand shows and movies, including Hulu exclusives like "The Handmaid's Tale," network TV favorites like "Abbott Elementary," and classic sitcoms like "The Golden Girls."
Subscribers who want live TV, in addition to Hulu's on-demand programs, also have a few options. Hulu + Live TV starts at $90 a month and adds over 95 popular channels from cable and broadcast TV, as well as DVR and complimentary access to Disney Plus and ESPN Select/Unlimited via the ESPN streaming service. Hulu + Live TV sometimes has a three-day free trial for its base ad-supported tier, although the ad-free bundle version never offers a trial period. You can learn more about this plan in our guide detailing how to watch live TV on Hulu.
Does Hulu + Live TV include the Disney Plus and ESPN Select/Unlimited bundle?
The Disney Bundle is included in a Hulu + Live TV subscription. The subscriptions come with Disney Plus, on-demand Hulu, and ESPN Select, and you can get ESPN Unlimited access through the ESPN app by signing in with your MyDisney login info.
Hulu + Live TV costs $90 a month with the ad-supported Disney Plus bundle or $100 a month with the ad-free bundle.
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Current YouTube TV user here, until the end of my billing cycle with the whole Disney and ESPN and the removing of an abundance of channels. Is Hulu Live good for watching live sports and how is the delay on it? I only really care for watching sports for the most part on there, and with YouTube TV removing all of the sport channels, I just had to see what my alternatives are. I know Hulu Live is still owned by Disney, but I have to cave in lol. Feel free to tell me any cool perks or any downsides to Hulu Live, thank you!
Okay so I’ve been seeing Hulu + Live TV all over the place lately it’s trending everywhere. ESPN is now offering a bundle that gives you Hulu + Disney+ free for a year if you sign up for ESPN Unlimited ($29.99/mo). That's honestly a killer deal... but it feels like a weird time to get more into Hulu Live.
Because here's the thing:
It’s $81.99/month WITH ads now.
They just added like 14 new channels (Hallmark, Weather Channel, random Vevo music ones).
Disney's now merging it with FuboTV after scrapping that whole Venu Sports thing.
But people (me included) are still seeing crashes, lag, bugs on the Live TV app side.
Like… I WANT to cut the cord. But Hulu Live is still the easiest way to get sports, news, and whatever streaming bundles Disney’s cooking up.
Is anyone actually sticking with it long-term? Or are you guys jumping ship to YouTube TV, Sling, etc.?
Curious if I’m just stubborn or if this is the direction everything’s headed.