Hulu with Live TV is including limitless DVR without cost

Hulu with Live TV is giving its customers limitless DVR beginning subsequent month at no further price — a characteristic that’ll enable it to compete extra instantly with cord-cutting rival YouTube TV.

The characteristic will apply to all Hulu with Live TV subscriptions starting April thirteenth and can assist ​​playback and fast-forwarding on recordings for as much as 9 months (the identical storage interval supported by YouTube TV). Previously, Hulu with Live TV supported as much as 50 hours of DVR storage however may improve to as much as 200 hours of storage by add-ons that ranged in value from $10 monthly to $15 monthly.

Those clients who opted into add-on packages that supported further DVR house will not be charged for the added storage starting April thirteenth.

Unlimited DVR house has lengthy been one of the vital enticing options of YouTube TV, and its addition to Hulu with Live TV is one in every of a handful of current modifications to the service that assist Hulu with Live TV keep aggressive within the pay-TV house. In December of final 12 months, Hulu with Live TV bumped its base tier as much as $70 monthly from $65 monthly — the worth of YouTube TV — however bundled in Disney Plus and ESPN Plus at no further price.

Hulu with Live TV options over 80 channels, whereas YouTube TV options greater than 100 in its base plan. While Hulu with Live TV is barely dearer, nuking its paid DVR plans and including two separate companies that price $15 between the 2 of them provides a ton of worth for households, significantly for households.

“Through one single subscription, users get access to 80+ live channels — including all the major broadcast networks — as well as Hulu, Disney+, ESPN+, and soon Unlimited DVR,” Joe Earley, president of Hulu, stated in a press release. “Guided by our relentless focus on delivering the consumer a high-quality user experience, we will be one of the only pay TV providers — traditional or streaming — to offer this feature as part of the base plan at no additional cost.”