Spotify and Hulu announce joint subscription plan
Plan is currently only available to US Spotify Premium customers
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Spotify has introduced a new join subscription plan with Hulu for fans who want music and TV in one package, according to a report in The Verge.
The bundle, which is currently available to US customers, began as a student-only offer in September last year. It includes Spotify Premium ($9.99 per month) and traditional, video-on-demand service Hulu ($7.99 per month), together for a total of $12.99 per month.
The deal is currently just available for current Spotify Premium customers in the US, but the two companies say they plan to roll out the offer to other US customers later this summer.
Hulu's senior VP Tim Connelly said in a statement: "Based on the outstanding performance of the Spotify and Hulu student package, it's clear that customers love to combine their music and television experiences together."
According to Bloomberg, Spotify is also working on making its free tier easier to use on mobile phones, which could give listeners more control over what plays on a playlist, and also give them faster access.
Spotify has received criticism from several artists for "giving music away for free", and label executives have asked the service to limit what music is available to users who don't use a paid subscription. In 2017 record labels managed to convince Spotify to allow artists to delay the release of new music on the free service.
The music industry is expecting some sort of new product unveiling from Spotify on 24 April after members of the media were invited to to attend an announcement: reports suggest it could be a speaker.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments