Disney+ with ads is finally here, except for Roku users
Today’s the day. The day that the ad-supported tier of Disney+ arrives. This new tier actually costs more than Disney+ cost when it launched in 2019. That’s because Disney+ has gone through a couple of price increases since then. So this ad-supported tier is $7.99, while it’s ad-free tier will cost you $10.99. Both are great values, and the ability to save a few bucks to watch a few ads, is not too bad.
Now with Disney+ having an ad-tier, that means there are now more options for bundles with Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+. You can get the “Duo Basic” plan which offers Hulu and Disney+, both with ads for $9.99. For $12.99, you can get all three with ads – Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ – in the Trio Basic plan. Finally, there’s the Trio Premium plan, that is $19.99 per month, this includes ad-free Disney+ and Hulu, while ESPN+ still has ads and that is because the majority of ESPN+ is live TV.
You won’t see many ads, for now
Some expected that the ad-supported tier would be a bit cheaper. At this point, it’s only $3 less, or roughly 30%. Many expected it to be closer to $5 or $6. But that might be because of the lack of ads Disney+ is going to be showing in this tier. Disney says that you’ll see at most, 4 minutes of ads per hour. That’s a lot less than traditional TV or Hulu. Traditional TV typically has about 14-18 minutes of ads per hour, and Hulu is a bit more.
We wouldn’t expect that to stay the same though. We’ve seen Hulu slowly grow the amount of ads per hour, and Disney+ will likely follow suite.
So for now, it might be worth it to save a few bucks per month and sit through four minutes of ads per every hour of watching Disney+.
Finally, the ad-supported Disney+ service is not yet available on Roku. This means those that sign up for just Disney+ with ads, or through one of the bundles with ads, you won’t be able to watch on Roku, for now. This likely stems from a carriage dispute with Roku. We know from previous carriage disputes with other services, that Roku wants a cut of ads that are shown on services on its platform. So that’s likely the case here. We should see it available in the coming weeks though.
Today’s the day. The day that the ad-supported tier of Disney+ arrives. This new tier actually costs more than Disney+ cost when it launched in 2019. That’s because Disney+ has gone through a couple of price increases since then. So this ad-supported tier is $7.99, while it’s ad-free tier will cost you $10.99. Both are great values, and the ability to save a few bucks to watch a few ads, is not too bad.
Now with Disney+ having an ad-tier, that means there are now more options for bundles with Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+. You can get the “Duo Basic” plan which offers Hulu and Disney+, both with ads for $9.99. For $12.99, you can get all three with ads – Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ – in the Trio Basic plan. Finally, there’s the Trio Premium plan, that is $19.99 per month, this includes ad-free Disney+ and Hulu, while ESPN+ still has ads and that is because the majority of ESPN+ is live TV.
You won’t see many ads, for now
Some expected that the ad-supported tier would be a bit cheaper. At this point, it’s only $3 less, or roughly 30%. Many expected it to be closer to $5 or $6. But that might be because of the lack of ads Disney+ is going to be showing in this tier. Disney says that you’ll see at most, 4 minutes of ads per hour. That’s a lot less than traditional TV or Hulu. Traditional TV typically has about 14-18 minutes of ads per hour, and Hulu is a bit more.
We wouldn’t expect that to stay the same though. We’ve seen Hulu slowly grow the amount of ads per hour, and Disney+ will likely follow suite.
So for now, it might be worth it to save a few bucks per month and sit through four minutes of ads per every hour of watching Disney+.
Finally, the ad-supported Disney+ service is not yet available on Roku. This means those that sign up for just Disney+ with ads, or through one of the bundles with ads, you won’t be able to watch on Roku, for now. This likely stems from a carriage dispute with Roku. We know from previous carriage disputes with other services, that Roku wants a cut of ads that are shown on services on its platform. So that’s likely the case here. We should see it available in the coming weeks though.
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