Disney has introduced a limited-time promotion for Disney+ Basic, offering the ad-supported service to new and returning subscribers for $1.99 a month.
The promotion, which is available through September 27, is good for three months and would deliver $18 in total savings over that period.
The move comes as Disney remains in a standoff with DirecTV over linear carriage for 16 networks, which went dark on the major pay-TV distributor on September 1. (A Disney rep did not respond to Deadline’s inquiry about any connection between the promo and the carriage fight.) While Disney+ of course has a slate of originals, it also provides subscribers with the same programming airing across its linear networks.
This month’s promotion precedes price hikes for Disney+ and other Disney streaming outlets slated to take effect in October. On a stand-alone basis, Disney+ Basic will go up $2 to $9.99 with
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