Hulu’s new “No Commercials” option might not be as “ad-free” as you may have originally suspected. While the option – revealed by the company earlier this week – is suggested to be made for those users that’d been wishing for a video experience completely devoid of advertisements, the fine print doesn’t exactly agree with the large print. Not every show has “obtained the rights to stream commercial free” at this time – therefor not every show will be commercial free – some will still have a few before-and-after ads in play.
According to Hulu, the “commercial-free” experience still has a number of shows in it that need to have commercials attached. “For a small number of shows,” says Hulu, “we have not obtained the rights to stream commercial free and they are not included in our No Commercials plan.”
As a benefit, new subscribers will receive their first 30 days of Spotify Premium free, so that’s free Spotify and Hulu and then $9.99 per month thereafter. (Subscribers currently paying $12.99. How to upgrade from Hulu + Spotify to Hulu with no ads? I've been on the Hulu + Spotify bundle and am looking to separate the accounts so I can jump to no commercials. Spotify error app on ps4 gamertag. Is there a workaround so I can resubscribe now instead of cancelling and waiting for it to go away first? The free Hulu subscription is the package that comes with ads, which seems like a fair trade-off for a free Hulu subscription. The only catch is that users have to take advantage of the deal within the next three months. There's no expiration date once you take advantage of the offer, so the free Hulu will last as long as you're paying for Spotify. I've been watching the Orville on Hulu via my spotify student package. I feel like I'm watching more ads than show, and I don't want getting through 45 minutes of content to take an hour and 20 minutes. I will GLADLY pay for the no ads upgrade because hulu's advertising is absurdly out of contro.
Hulu goes on to say that “you can still easily access these shows with a short commercial before and after each episode with no interruptions during the episode.”
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Spotify free for 60 days. To make double-sure you know what’s going on here and that not every show is commercial free, Hulu says they’ll include notes on these “specific shows that still have commercials accessible through the No Commercials plan” throughout the signup, switching, and playback experience.
These shows are as follows,
• Grey’s Anatomy • Once Upon A Time • Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. • Scandal • Grimm • New Girl • How To Get Away With Murder ![]()
Also, Hulu says that “the list of shows may change.”
Every other show and movie included on Hulu will apparently be commercial-free as advertised. For more information, see our first Ad-free streaming tier article from earlier this week.
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Starting Tuesday, Spotify Premium subscribers will now receive access to ad-supported Hulu at no additional cost, signaling the latest partnership between the world’s biggest streaming service and the streaming home of “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
New Spotify Premium customers can get a free 30-day trial, then are charged $10 per month for both services. The offer is also available to existing Spotify Premium subscribers, who are able to immediately activate their Hulu accounts.
The $10 per month combo package comes almost a year after Hulu and Spotify offered a similar package for $13 per month last year. (Customers paying the old prices will be automatically migrated to the new prices.) Hulu recently dropped the price of its ad-supported streaming from $7.99 per month to $5.99 per month; its “no commercials” plan remains $11.99 per month.
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One hangup, as The Verge pointed out, is that customers won’t receive Showtime — something that is included in Spotify’s $5-per-month student plans when they sign up for Hulu’s ad-supported streaming.
Spotify Free Hulu Offer
Spotify Premium subscribers will be “restricted,” per The Verge, from adding HBO or Showtime to their free Hulu service, meaning they’ll need to download and pay for the individual apps to watch the latest seasons of “Game of Thrones” or “Billions.”
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The companies said the offer is available until June 10 or as long as supplies last.
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