Comcast Buys Hulu May 2026

Disney paid Comcast over $8.6 billion (with a final valuation adjustment in 2025) to own Hulu completely.

While the Disney-Comcast deal is now finalized, the idea of a Comcast-led Hulu reminds us how close we came to a very different streaming world—one where the "green brand" was the center of the NBC universe rather than a tab inside Disney+. Quick Fact Check for your Content: comcast buys hulu

Without Hulu, Disney+ would be a much thinner service. It would likely remain a niche "kids and superfans" platform, lacking the "general entertainment" (FX, 20th Century Studios) that now gives it broad appeal. Disney would have been forced to spend billions more to build a library from scratch or acquire another studio like Warner Bros. Discovery. Disney paid Comcast over $8

Hulu content is now being merged into a single "unified" app with Disney+ as of 2026 . It would likely remain a niche "kids and