Hulu just got cheaper at $6/month -- but there's a catch

Many of Hulu's biggest critics point toward its cost — you're paying (were paying) $7.99/month to stream the ad-supported version of the platform, with the nearly ad-free version being more expensive. Perhaps to address those criticisms (or to just lure in more subscribers), Hulu has decided to lower the cost of its ad-supported plan, dropping it to a simple $6/month with an optional +$4 fee for getting rid of the commercials. As with all good things, though, there's a catch.

If you're an existing Hulu subscriber and have been for a while, you'll log into your account and notice that you're still being charged $7.99/month for the ad-supported version. That's because the change only applies to customers' first year on the service, which is $5.99/month, after which the price goes back up to $7.99/month. So unless you feel like cancelling and signing back up with new information, all you existing customers aren't getting the lower price.

The "No Commercials" plan is staying at $11.99/month, but as we've pointed out before, it comes with a catch, too — though Hulu called it the no-commercials plan, it does in fact include commercials, but only on some content instead of all of it. Hulu says this is due to streaming rights, and it affects things like Grey's Anatomy, New Girl, How to Get Away with Murder, Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, Grimm, Scandal, and Once Upon A Time.

Does this make Hulu more attractive? Perhaps for those who haven't used the service before, especially now that many shows are back and Hulu is the easiest way to see most of their new episodes as soon as possible. For existing customers, though, things continue on as usual.

SOURCE: Hulu