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Netflix Nixes Cheapest $9.99 Plan in U.S., Ad-Free Streaming Now Starts at $15.49 Per Month
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never had netflix, no interest in ever having it. never saw the point in having it
If they had a logical business model that offered 4K across the board, GOOD shows without the filler crap, and a reasonable access plan (pay for the streams you need, regardless of location) then they would be headed in the right direction. But with so much competition, it’s impossible to ask so much for so little.
This isn’t 2009; back when there was no streaming competition and they were hosting everyone else’s content. We’re basically back to cable. Paying for ads.
This isn’t 2009; back when there was no streaming competition and they were hosting everyone else’s content. We’re basically back to cable. Paying for ads.
to each their own, but for that reason I do not subscribe to Netflix, HBO ...
Smart move on Netflix's part as the $6.99/mo ad supported plan makes Netflix more profit than the old $9.99/mo Basic no ads plan.
Now, those $9.99/mo subscribers will have to decide to either
(a) pay more for the $15.49/mo no ads plan
(b) downgrade to the $6.99/mo ad supported plan
(c) cancel
Netflix wins with (a) and (b). I'm not expectig too many people will go with (c).
Netflix might see an initial spike in cancellations, but, like those who initially cancelled during the password sharing crackdown, they will return later on.
That’s a 57% increase in the UK. Greedy isn’t it?
If Netflix can't wrap up the Writers Guild and SAG negotiations, I won't be signing up for Netflix again. Too bad, there were some shows coming up I wanted to watch. But in the age-old words of the early internet, YAHOO! ("You Always Have Other Options" -- not LITerally YAHOO! in this instance, but you get my point I hope!🍸😹)
Never paid for a video streaming service and never will. If it had all the content in one place like Spotify I'd subscribe in a heartbeat.
Yes, the article says that the 6.99 plan will continue. The 9.99 ad-free plan is no longer offered.
Amazing how many people just keep doubling down that Netflix is so important. It's why they keep screwing people harder and harder. Starbucks of streaming.
I just HATE this company so much! The only company I hate more is Facebook!
Guess I’ll have to see how the much the add on charge goes up on T-Mobile
GTFO here. Your original content sucks and losing all the good movies to rivals. I’m going back to Tubi.
Exceptions: Witcher & Lincoln Lawyer
Exceptions: Witcher & Lincoln Lawyer
Netflix today quietly eliminated its most affordable ad-free plan in the United States and the United Kingdom, raising the price of ad-free streaming options.
In the U.S., the Basic plan was priced at $9.99 per month, and with its removal, ad-free streaming now starts at $15.49 per month. Netflix subscribers can opt for the $6.99 per month "Standard with ads" plan, but that price point includes advertisements.
New customers who want an ad-free streaming experience will now need to pay $5.50 more without the Basic plan. As noted by Cord Busters, this shift will put more focus on Netflix's ad-supported plan, and it is a move that the company already tested in Canada starting last month.
After saying for years that it had no plans to introduce ads, Netflix debuted an ad-supported tier in late 2022. Netflix opted into ads after losing subscribers for the first time in 10 years in early 2022. That led Netflix to debut a cheaper ad-supported tier and to crack down on multi-household password sharing.
The ad-supported tier shows between four and five minutes of ads per hour, with ads that vary in length from 15 to 30 seconds. Ads play before and during TV shows and movies.
Existing Netflix customers who had already signed up for the $9.99 Basic plan can keep their plans for now, with the change limited to new or rejoining members. Netflix says customers can remain on the Basic plan until they change plans or cancel their accounts.
The $6.99 per month (U.S.) Standard with ads plan offers "all but a few movies and TV shows" and allows customers to watch on two supported devices in full HD, which is 1080p. It does not include offline downloads.
The $15.49 Standard plan includes all TV shows and movies, supports streaming on two devices at a time, and also offers 1080p streaming quality. Content can be downloaded for offline viewing on two supported devices, and there is an option to pay an additional $7.99 to add a person outside the household to the plan.
Netflix's $19.99 per month Premium tier offers support for streaming on four devices at one time (in the same household), and it is the only plan that provides 4K content. Netflix continues to be the only streaming company that charges extra for higher streaming quality.
The Premium plan also includes downloads on six devices, Netflix spatial audio, and the option to add two extra non-household members to a plan for $7.99 per month each.
Article Link: Netflix Nixes Cheapest $9.99 Plan in U.S., Ad-Free Streaming Now Starts at $15.49 Per Month
No, you're thinking of the plan with Ads that they introduced recently. They're now removing the cheapest ad-free plan.
There was never such a promise
WILL CABLE TV BE INVADED BY COMMERCIALS? (Published 1981)
July 26, 1981
Although cable television was never conceived of as television without commercial interruption, there has been a widespread impression - among the public, at least -that cable would be supported largely by viewers' monthly subscription fees. These days, however, as cables are laid across the country and new programs constantly pop up to fill the gaping maw, cable experts are talking as glibly about the potential advertising revenues as they are about opportunities for programming.
At some point in the future the ad tier will be $14.99 and the basic plan will start at $19.99. Most will probably opt for the ad tier, and it will end up being just like regular television — full of ads.
Just love all the negative comments over the Netflix costs. But I have no doubt more than a few complaining spend that much or more in a day or two on their coffee shop custom coffee and avocado toast.
Not nearly like Apple but sure..lol
Yes, surely the next move is to increase the ad based plan price now that the price gap is bigger to the next level plan.