The Disney Plus, Hulu, and Max streaming bundle is now available

The Disney Plus, Hulu, and Max streaming bundle jointly assembled by Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery is now available in the US. Prices start from $16.99 per month for an ad-supported tier (as opposed to the monthly $25.97 price to pay for each service’s ad-supported tier separately), or $29.99 per month to go ad-free (versus $47.97).

Some details about the Disney / Hulu / Max bundle offer were initially revealed back in May, which was followed by Comcast’s announcement of a similar streaming bundle for Xfinity customers that combines Netflix, Peacock, and Apple TV Plus. Disney-owned ESPN is also set to offer a live sports streaming service with Warner Bros. Discovery and Fox later this year.

We asked Disney to clarify additional details about the Bundle, such as the streaming quality and number of simultaneous viewers that are supported for each tier, but the company refused to answer these questions on record. It appears these features will be dependent on the specific tier provided for each streaming platform within either version of the bundle though — for example, Max is only available in 1080p for both ad-supported and ad-free versions.

If large streaming bundles like these prove successful, then we can expect to see more platform combinations offered down the road. Streaming bosses like Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav have said that bundling services “just makes an awful lot of sense.” It’s one of the more popular approaches to tackle the streaming fatigue experienced by consumers and to reduce cancellation rates. Netflix — currently the world’s largest streaming service — believes bundling with smaller platforms is of little benefit to the company itself, however.

Updates, July 25th: Added that Disney wouldn’t provide on-record details about features of the streaming bundle.