Disney Plus is raising the price of its monthly subscription by $3 in Canada next year, but the hike will come with the addition of a new portal of entertainment.

The home of Disney, Pixar and Marvel franchises says it will introduce Star, the international version of its U.S. Hulu brand, on the existing Disney Plus platform in February.

Star will serve up thousands of hours from DisneyB次元官网网址檚 TV wing, 20th Century Studios and the FX channel, but it wonB次元官网网址檛 be charged as an additional service.

Instead, Disney Plus says itB次元官网网址檒l increase its monthly price from $8.99 to $11.99 for all Canadian users on Feb 23, 2021, the same time Star appears on the platformB次元官网网址檚 main page.

Disney didnB次元官网网址檛 outline specific titles that will be available on Star in Canada, but it has a massive catalogue to pull from.

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The company also promised 35 first-run series will premiere within a year of the launch date for Star, which is an entirely different streaming option than Starz, a brand licensed by Bell Media in Canada.

Disney announced the Star rollout during its investor day on Thursday, which offered a showcase for dozens of upcoming titles headed to the streaming platform in the coming years.

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David Friend, The Canadian Press

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