Hulu recently confirmed that it's planning a new live TV subscription service, and some surveys being sent out to consumers have provided some insight into just what such a plan will look like. According to copies of the surveys obtained by Cordcuttersnews.com, Hulu is considering offering two tiers of service for the upcoming subscription platform: a $35 per month plan that only allows one connected device at a time, or a $50 per month plan that will allow simultaneous streams across a variety of devices.
Both packages would allow users access to several dozen of the usual channels, including A&E, AMC, MTV, ESPN, MSNBC and more.
From there, users are offered a variety of add-on packs ranging from $5 to $10 more per month. Note the service won't include Hulu's existing on demand content, though users who sign up for the live TV service will get a slight discount on those services. Unlike Sling TV the service will include 20 hours of DVR storage, but users will need to pay a $20 premium (the survey isn't clear if that's per month or a one time fee) to bump that total to 300 GB.
All told the service gets relatively pricey should you want more than the basic channel packs, and according to the surveys ads won't be skippable.
Note that such surveys are usually designed to field consumer input, and what Hulu actually launches could potentially change based on consumer feedback. Judging from responses over at Reddit, that feedback isn't particularly positive, most stating the service -- at least as presented -- doesn't offer as good of a value as Sony's Playstation Vue (the current top choice among many cord cutters).
Historically, given Hulu is owned by Comcast/NBC, Disney and FOX, the company hasn't been all that interested in true disruption for fear of upsetting the legacy pay TV cash cow. That has changed somewhat lately as broadcasters have softened their positions. However, while Comcast/NBC merger conditions prohibit Comcast from trying to hamstring the service, those conditions will expire at the tail end of next year.
Again, these proposed pricing options may change before a broader launch later on in 2016.