In June, Disney finalized a deal to pay Comcast’s NBCUniversal nearly $439 million to complete its full ownership of Hulu (Disney previously paid $8.6 billion for a 33 percent stake). The move left many speculating about what would come of both streaming apps, Hulu and Disney+, and it looks like we now have at least part of the answer.

Today, Disney CEO Bob Iger and CFO Hugh Johnston announced that they’ll begin to phase out the Hulu app in 2026, as well as launch a unified streaming service that combines both platforms.

A combined Disney+ and Hulu streaming app will launch in 2026.

During a third-quarter Disney earnings call today, Iger told investors that the forthcoming “unified app experience” will offer subscribers “an impressive package of entertainment, pairing the highest-calibe

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