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Willow Is One of Many Shows About to Depart Disney+ and Hulu
Axes continue to fall at Disney this week—and now the company is getting to shows with actual axes in them. Last week, Disney revealed in an earnings call that it would begin to remove programming from some of its streaming services as a cost-cutting measure, and the first impacted shows have been revealed.…
‘Futurama’ returns July 24th as a Hulu original after a 10-year hiatus
Hulu has a bit of “good news” for Futurama fans. The streaming provider announced on Twitter today that Bender and the gang (yes, John DiMaggio will be reprising his role as Bender) will return for season eight on July 24th. After the eighth season’s announcement in early 2022, DiMaggio said in a tweet that he would not be returning to the show after a pay disagreement with Disney and Hulu, though he quickly changed course. Series creator Matt Groening and producer David X. Cohen are returning to lead Futurama once again.
As reported by Variety, the eighth season will consist of two parts, with an initial run of 10 episodes. The new season airs on Mondays, on a weekly basis on Hulu. Notably, this is the second time (or fourth time, depending on who’s asking) the show has been brought back, and the first time the show will be airing first on a streaming platform. Hulu did not announce an air date for part two, which will include an additional 10 episodes.
Futurama originally debuted in 1999, with the first four seasons airing on Fox. The show then had a new home on Comedy Central, which aired seasons six and seven, which ended in 2013. The so-called “fifth season”, which was also under Comedy Central, was a series of four movies that were eventually split into short-length episodes. Now, after being canceled and renewed several times by several cable networks, the next season lives on in the streaming world nearly 10 years after the last season had aired.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/futurama-returns-july-24th-as-a-hulu-original-after-a-10-year-hiatus-203316031.html?src=rss
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Disney Plus and Hulu are getting combined into one app (sorta)
At least for subscribers who have both services
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Disney combines Hulu and Disney Plus, will raise price of ad-free plans
Disney+ and Hulu to Be Combined Into One App
A single streaming app will include programming from both Hulu and Disney+, but Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ will also still be available as standalone services. The combined app will be provided first to subscribers who have the Disney+ and Hulu bundle, so rather than swapping back and forth, users can access all of their content in a single app.
“The integrated app experience that we announced today is for consumers that have subscribed to both services for now,” said Iger. He explained that Disney is taking the two-app bundle and combining it into one experience that will have “basically more content than it offered before.”
With the merging of the services, Disney plans to increase pricing. “We plan to set a higher price for our ad-free tier later this year,” Iger said.
Disney’s announcement came as the Disney+ service lost four million subscribers during the quarter.
This article, “Disney+ and Hulu to Be Combined Into One App” first appeared on MacRumors.com
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Hulu Content Will Be Added To Disney+
Iger attributed the move toward a one-app location for both Disney+ and Hulu content to the “advertising potential for the combined platform.” While Hulu has long offered an ad-supported option for subscribers, Disney+ launched the cheaper tier last year. Disney will begin to roll out the one-app offering by the end of the calendar year, and Iger said the company would share further details at a later time. In the company’s fiscal second quarter earnings, the company reported $21.82 billion in revenue, up 13% from the same period last year and beating estimates. It did, however, shed 4 million Disney+ subscribers.
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