The Walt Disney Co. announced Wednesday that its popular Hulu streaming service will be merged into the Disney+ service in the coming year.

“Today we are announcing a major step forward in strengthening our streaming offering by fully integrating Hulu into Disney+,” Disney officials announced in conjunction with the company’s third-quarter earnings release. “This will create an impressive package of entertainment, pairing the highest-caliber brands and franchises, great general entertainment, family programming, news and industry-leading live sports content in a single app.

“By creating a truly differentiated streaming offering, we will be providing subscribers tremendous choice, convenience, quality and enhanced personalization.”

Disney also announced Wednesday that it will release its

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