Comparison

MS NOW vs Hulu

MS NOW and Hulu both land on Depends.

MS NOW

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Confidence: Medium

MS NOW is a TV news network with a new $7.99/month streaming membership . worth paying for only if you specifically want its hosts and live coverage.

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buy Hulu if you want next-day network TV and the Disney+ bundle and can live with ads.

MS NOW versus Hulu
Compare	MS NOW	Hulu
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Cord-cutting fans of MSNBC hosts	Next-day network TV fans
Who it's not for	Anyone shopping for a software tool . this is a TV news channel	Ad-haters on a budget . cheapest plans include ads
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.¹¹	Offers 2FA and device management, but user-reported hijacks, CVEs in the Japan app, and a 2025 ShinyHunters ransomware report exist; shows no page.
Support quality	Terms flag cancellation issues; 2.2K complaints	App complaints reportedly unresolved; help-form-heavy support
Public sentiment	Users like the hosts and coverage but increasingly complain about the new paywall; the Android app rates 3.8/5.¹⁶	Users praise the network-TV library and originals but complain about ads, price hikes, and live TV value.¹⁵
Biggest gotcha	$7.99/month membership auto-renews; Terms of Service specifically warns about cancellation problems^⁸	Prices hiked across nearly all plans Oct. 21; sources show $6.99-$19.99/mo . verify at checkout

Anyone shopping for a software tool . this is a TV news channel
Casual headline readers . free news apps cover that
Viewers wanting non-partisan coverage . Wikipedia describes it as liberal cable news
Cord-cutters unwilling to pay for previously free access