Ad-free Hulu rumors return at just the right time<article>
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Hulu may once again be considering an ad-free version of its streaming video service, after plans from a couple years ago went nowhere.</p><p>
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tell the Wall Street Journal that the new plan, codenamed “NOAH” (for “No Ads Hulu”), could launch this fall. Hulu currently charges $8 per month for streaming with ads, but the ad-free version could cost $12 to $14 per month.</p><p>
Hulu has at least considered an ad-free tier before. Five years ago, then-CEO Jason Kilar
told PCWorld that an ad-free version was a possibility, and in 2013, then-CEO Andy Forssell told Variety that an option to remove ads
made sense in the long term. Still,
Hulu’s website notes that ads are the price users pay for getting episodes of new TV shows the day after they air.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2949628/streaming-services/ad-free-hulu-rumors-return-at-just-the-right-time.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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