New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- Hulu will be phased out as a stand-alone app in 2026, with Disney confirming it is "fully integrating" the service - now wholly owned by the company - into its flagship Disney+ platform.

Starting in autumn 2025, Hulu will replace the Star brand on Disney+ internationally.

A "unified" Disney+ and Hulu streaming app will launch in 2026, the company announced. A Disney representative said customers will still be able to purchase a stand-alone Hulu subscription, as well as a stand-alone Disney+ plan.

"Today we are announcing a major step forward in strengthening our streaming offering by fully integrating Hulu into Disney+," CEO Bob Iger and CFO Hugh Johnston said in prepared commentary on the media giant's quarterly e...