Disney set to take full ownership of Hulu in landmark $8.61 billion deal

Posted: Wednesday November 1, 2023 4:$4pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The Walt Disney Company is set to expand its share in the streaming market by acquiring Comcast Corp.'s 33% stake in Hulu. This move comes as Comcast exercised its right on November 1 to sell its share under the put/call agreement with Disney.

Disney will acquire the remainder of Hulu for more than $8 billion

This deal, which Disney anticipates will cost around $8.61 billion, is based on Hulu's $27.5 billion minimum guaranteed value, a figure agreed upon in 2019. The price reflects NBC Universal's (NBCU) share of Hulu's value minus the expected capital contributions that NBCU owes to Disney.

This acquisition marks a significant step for Disney in bolstering its streaming services as it takes full ownership of Hulu.

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I'm quite confident that we will have contracts in the near future for streamers to prevent churn (probably along with monthly subs persisting but are cost prohibitive so that doing longer periods would make financial sense).

Disney Irish3 days ago

In a move that should surprise almost no one, a rule that was to go into effect that required Streamers to make it easier to cancel their services was struck down by a Federal Court - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/it-may-get-harder-cancel-streaming-services-again-1236309793/ So that old gem of "but streamers will never really replace cable because its so easy to cancel at any time with a click of a button" is also now rendered moot with this decision. As Streamer will undoubtedly continue to add roadblocks to prevent churn in the future.

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