It's official: Disney is taking complete ownership of Hulu. As we reported earlier this year, that means it'll be able to create a super-streamer to take on rivals such as Netflix – and for US consumers it means your Disney Plus experience will most likely become much like it is in the rest of the world, with a single Disney app providing access to all of the Mouse House's streaming irrespective of which company it comes from. Outside the US, Hulu originals such as Only Murders In The Building are delivered in the Disney Plus app via Disney Plus Star, which is included in the Disney Plus price.
Disney has been a part owner of Hulu for some time, but 33% of the streamer was owned by Comcast. And now Disney is buying that share too, for a cool $8.61 billion. As Disney puts it, the acquisition "will further Disney's streaming objectives."
