Disney’s paying more than $8 billion for Comcast’s stake in Hulu.

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    1 year ago

    “Everyone is leaving Disney+, but keeping Hulu, we must own Hulu so we can make it seem like our subscribers line went up!”

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      Comcast made the deal to sell their shares to Disney back in 2019. This was supposed to happen in 2024, but both companies agreed to move up the deadline.

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      Sorry guys it's my fault. I canceled my D+ from my Hulu account when the prices went up. Didn't realize Disney would stage a full-on takeover of Hulu to get me back.

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      "Alright now that we fully control Hulu, let's make some changes around here to REALLY make that line go up."