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Fubo and Disney justannounced a mergerbetween their respective Live TV services early this month.
These include channels from Disney, Fox, NBC Universal, Paramount and others.
However, you might see the hike on theFubo website now.
The Essential plan is relatively new to Fubo, introduced in December 2024, starting at $80.
As noted byMichael Saves on Twitter.
Even compared to the recentprice hike for YouTubeTV.
According toThe Desk, Fubo claims the price hike offsets “rising costs from our programming partners.”
Essentially, channel owners are charging more to distribute their channels, according to Fubo.
It’s unclear if Fubo raising prices on one plan is related to the announced merger.
In that deal, Fubo would take over the Live TV portion of Hulu with Live TV.
That merger isn’t happening overnight and is expected to consolidate over the next 12 to 18 months.
For now, the Essentials plan has become inessential.
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