Spotify and Hulu are further sweetening their student subscription offer by adding a monthly Showtime subscription into the mix, pricing everything at $0.99 for the first three months and $4.99 per month after (via The Verge). This means that eligible college students can get a Spotify Premium subscription ($9.99/month), Hulu With Limited Commercials subscription ($7.99/month), and a Showtime subscription ($10.99/month) for $4.99 per month.
The updated student subscription is available beginning today and is open only to higher education students above the age of 18 who haven't already tried Spotify Premium. The offer will be live for just over one month, expiring on October 9, 2018. To verify your status as a student, Spotify uses a third party service called SheerID.
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With the deal, users will be granted access to Showtime via Hulu's in-app premium network add-on feature. Of course, customers can also use their Hulu log-in information to gain access to the separate Showtime Anytime app on devices like iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. For more information about the new student plan, check out Spotify's page right here.
Spotify chief premium business officer told The Verge that its Hulu partnership has been "an overwhelming success."
“We’re always trying to find creative solutions to add value back to our premium customers, especially via partnerships, and our focus is on the long-term relationship with each subscriber. If we do the right thing, they reward us with loyalty.”
For Showtime, the move provides an excellent way to get in front of — and attempt to lock in — the next generation of potential premium cable subscribers. “We had to figure out ways to get into a place where kids could stream us easily,” Showtime COO Tom Christie tells The Verge. “There’s no other brand out there today that’s been more successful in setting up streaming business on campus than Spotify”
Spotify and Hulu originally partnered for a student plan back in September 2017, offering access to Spotify Premium and Hulu With Limited Commercials at $4.99 per month. Due to its popularity, the companies then expanded to offer a similar plan to all users in April 2018 at a price point of $12.99 per month. Showtime says it is "having conversations" about potentially joining the non-student bundle as well.
Top Rated Comments
Is it Hulu premium?
Sadly it looks like it is the “Limited Commercial” option. This is a deal breaker for me.Homeland, True Detective (season 1 & hopefully 3), Billions, The Affair...there's some pretty damn good options.
True Detective is on HBO....Great deal, but Showtime has nothing to watch so...
Homeland, Billions, The Affair...there's some pretty damn good options.Edit: earlier I mentioned True Detective, which is on HBO. It's been too damn long since a good season of it came out; I forgot which network carried it.
Students have much better things to do than watch Showtime rubbish.
Exactly. I wouldn't be surprised if a parent tries to argue Spotify/Hulu contributing to their kids' poor academic performance because instead of studying they were listening to music and watching shows due to this deal. That'd be something...Great deal, but Showtime has nothing to watch so...
When you're cutting the cord there is plenty to watch. And honestly for 4.99 a month what is there to complain about?