More from Streaming keeps getting more expensive: all the latest price hikes
Ahead of Warner Bros. Discovery’s earnings report on Thursday, Bloomberg reports that the company may announce more layoffs and raise prices on its Max streaming service, which already costs $9.99 per month with ads.
We’ve written a lot about why the price of streaming services has gone up, but this video from our friends at Vox breaks it all down.
That’s according to data analytics firm Antenna, which reported that streaming subs grew year-over-year in 2023 — albeit more slowly than previous years — but cancellations were up by 36.2 million versus 2022, and weren’t far behind the number of new subscribers.
That much churn isn’t surprising, given all the rate hikes and crackdowns on password sharing.
The live TV streaming service announced this week that it’s raising the price of all its plans by $5 per month, which now sit at:
• Pro: $79.99 / month
• Elite: $89.99 / month
• Premier: $99.99 / month
• Ultimate: $104.99 / month
Fubo is also raising the cost of its regional sports fee and Starz add-on by $1. It blames the increase on higher prices from programming partners and says it’s “forced to pass some of that increase on to you.”
[Cord Cutters News]
Yeah, we’re still wrapping our heads around the point of this as well — Amazon’s not exactly offering any preorder incentives like, say, a deal here — but here’s a random preorder link nevertheless.
Netflix is at an all-time high. Disney is cracking down on password sharing. And Apple TV Plus has doubled its prices. Will the streaming squeeze ever end?
