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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Disney Irish6 days ago

I wonder what Dave Bautista thinks about the name of Disney's Ad tech.

MisterPenguin6 days ago

https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/biddable-technology-advertising-impact/

Agent H7 days ago

I feel bad for fellow people of taste from overseas.

Animaniac93-987 days ago

"Not Just a Goof" looks to be for US subscribers only It's "not available in your region" everywhere else

MisterPenguin13 days ago

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/simpsons-family-guy-bobs-burgers-4-season-pickups-fox-1236179586/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/disney-fox-studio-lot-relocate-burbank-1236179527/

MisterPenguin14 days ago

https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/the-walt-disney-company-celebrates-earth-month-with-enterprise-wide-campaign-ourhome-led-by-national-geographic/ https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/korean-medical-thriller-hyper-knife-disney-1236353558/

TP200015 days ago

Sanity is returning, one bit at a time. :)

Disney Irish15 days ago

Figure I’d post this here since they also get streamed on D+/Hulu, Disney renews a bunch of their ABC series for another season - https://deadline.com/2025/03/abc-canceled-renewed-doctor-odyssey-shifting-gears-911-greys-1236353885/

Ghost9318 days ago

I can confirm that the warning has been removed from playing before movies like Peter Pan and Dumbo.

MisterPenguin18 days ago

https://variety.com/2025/shopping/news/disney-plus-hulu-bundle-deal-sign-up-online-1236331450/ https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/espn-disney-plus-skydance-chiefs-docuseries/

MarvelCharacterNerd21 days ago

For reference, the remove option works just fine on the interwebs. Happily took stuff off that I'd either finished watching and it wouldn't remove or gave up watching after a minute and a half never to return! :p

Disney Irish22 days ago

Quoting myself here, it should be noted the feature is not out yet on all devices. Can confirm it’s out on iOS but not out yet on fire devices. Can’t comment on other devices like other android or Roku devices. The announcement does say it’ll be rolling out to other devices in the coming weeks so will check again later.