The promotion, which is available through September 27, is good for three months and would deliver $18 in total savings over that period.

The move comes as Disney remains in a standoff with DirecTV over linear carriage for 16 networks, which went dark on the major pay-TV distributor on September 1.

(A Disney rep did not respond to Deadlines inquiry about any connection between the promo and the carriage fight.)

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This months promotion precedes price hikes for Disney+ and other Disneystreamingoutlets slated to take effect in October.

On a stand-alone basis, Disney+ Basic will go up $2 to $9.99 with other outlets and packages also increasing.

Disney+ and Hulu on their own were still in the red during the period, though they are expected to become profitable in the current quarter.

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