Disney Is Killing the Hulu App
Bad news, Hulu fans: Disney has plans to kill your app. As Variety reports , the company announced the news during a quarterly earnings call on Wednesday. The plan? Fully absorb the Hulu experience into the Disney+ app. Why have two apps when you could have one? (Other than, of course, the fact that these are two separate services entirety.) From Disney's point of view, it's a total win. By keeping Hulu and Disney+ in one app, both services can operate on one "tech platform." That will, supposedly, save the company money, as well as improve the customer experience—at least, according to Disney. Plus, from a business perspective, the company can bundle ad sales for both Disney+ and Hulu. Get ready to see a lot of ads for these two services together. What does this mean for Hulu subscribers? Of course, most of us do not work for Disney, and do not directly benefit from the things that increase the profits of the company. What will impact you, if you're a Hulu sub...