Hulu rolls out cheap $2 plan for college students

Hulu rolls out inexpensive $two plan for higher students

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Hulu simply got cheaper for higher students. Starting today, the streaming service is rolling out a new programme priced at $ane.99 per month for that group. That'southward a 67 percent disbelieve from Hulu'due south standard tier, which costs $5.99 per month.

With the new higher programme, students get admission to Hulu's deep library of content, including award-winning originals like The Handmaid's Tale, Palm Springs, Normal People, PEN15 and Ramy. The service also houses popular movies, the FX catalog and recent episodes of current Tv set shows, such as Greyness'due south Anatomy and This Is United states.

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Educatee subscribers will accept to watch ads, though. Hulu is not offering a student-priced ad-free tier. Nor is there a student rate for Hulu With Alive Tv set, which recently raised its price to $65 per calendar month.

The college plan comes with ii simultaneous streams and includes access to the recently-launched Hulu Spotter Party feature, which allows groups of up to eight viewers watch movies and shows together in sync.

Eligible college students must be at least 18 years old and currently enrolled at a Title Iv-accredited US college or university (which is verified by Sheer ID). They can sign up at hulu.com/student.

This new Hulu deal is less than one-half every bit much every bit some other great pupil bargain. For a little more, $four.99 per month, they can sign up for Spotify Premium Educatee, which includes Hulu and Starting time.

At Disney Investor Twenty-four hour period, the company reported that Hulu had 38.8 million subscribers, up 28 percent from the previous year.

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