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Disney+, Hulu Merged App to Launch Next Month, Bob Iger Says::Disney will launch a beta test of an app next month that combines Disney+ and Hulu into a single experience, CEO Bob Iger said.

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[–] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 47 points 1 year ago (13 children)

I worked at Disney+ until a few months ago (got laid off after 5 years, how nice of them), everything was still segmented internally. Even a year or more after the Hulu merger we still operated essentially as two separate companies. They did their thing and we did ours, practically no communication between the teams.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (7 children)

They should keep it separate. If Disney was smart, they’d split into two companies. The Disney brand that owns family-oriented IP, and a more adult-oriented brand that owns all the other crap. There’s no need for Disney to own ESPN for example.

[–] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (4 children)

It all came from the Fox deal when Disney bought everything except Fox News for 71 billion. They needed content for Disney+ that appealed to adults. Hulu has also been rolled out to other countries and is known as Star,why the name change? Zero clue.

[–] sweetmartabak@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

TIL Star = Hulu. I thought it was just their more grownup-oriented channel

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