Price Increases

Price increases have become a major issue in streaming. Each year sees a number of streaming services increase the price of their plans. In some cases, more than once within the same year. Here you can keep up to date on all the latest price increases and changes.

  • Plex Pass To Increase In Price Next Month (The First Price Increase In 10 Years)

    Plex Pass To Increase In Price Next Month (The First Price Increase In 10 Years)

    Plex is set to increase the price of its Plex Pass next month. While many streaming services have increased in price, and often on a yearly basis, Plex isn’t one that has upped the price that often. In fact, the company notes this will be its first price increase in ten years. The price change…

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  • Tubi Study Finds Americans Are Spending $129 On Streaming Services Each Month

    Tubi Study Finds Americans Are Spending $129 On Streaming Services Each Month

    A new study by Tubi found that Americans are paying around $129 each month on streaming services. The study, conducted in partnership with The Harris Poll, looks to provide insight into changes in consumer behavior and how marketers can better reach these changing audiences. According to The Stream 2025: Audience Insights Shaping Streaming study, the…

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  • Philo Adding $4 To The Cost For Apple-Billed Customers From Next Week

    Philo Adding $4 To The Cost For Apple-Billed Customers From Next Week

    Philo has confirmed it is increasing the price of a subscription for Apple-billed customers by $4 a month. The surcharge will result in the cost of a Philo Core subscription rising to $32 a month. The change is due to take effect on March 4, 2025. At which point, all customers subscribed to Philo through…

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  • Live TV Streaming Price Increase Tracker [Updated January 2025]

    Live TV Streaming Price Increase Tracker [Updated January 2025]

    The Streaming Better price increase tracker monitors all live TV streaming price increases to help consumers better understand the track record for the most popular services. The goal is not only to make consumers aware of the current prices before signing up, but also the price increase history of the services they are considering signing…

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  • Fubo’s Live TV Packages Increase In Price, Now Start At $85 A Month

    Fubo’s Live TV Packages Increase In Price, Now Start At $85 A Month

    Fubo increased the price of all of its live TV packages this week, resulting in the cheapest plans increasing to $84.99 a month. Considering Fubo only launched its Essential plan last month, the Essential price increase is one of the fastest we’ve seen to date. Alongside the increase to $84.99 for the Essential plan, the…

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  • Netflix Plans Increase In Price, Including The Cheapest ‘Standard with Ads’ Plan

    Netflix Plans Increase In Price, Including The Cheapest ‘Standard with Ads’ Plan

    After confirming more than 300 million subscribers, Netflix is now raising the price of some of its plans in select countries, including the United States. In fact, all of Netflix’s plans in the U.S. are now increasing in price, including the cheapest ‘Standard with ads’ plan. Following the latest price increase, the cost of the…

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  • Discovery+ ‘With Ads’ And ‘Ad-Free’ Plans Increase In Price

    Discovery+ ‘With Ads’ And ‘Ad-Free’ Plans Increase In Price

    Warner Bros. Discovery has increased the price of its Discovery+ ad-supported and ad-free subscription tiers. The price increase takes effect today, increasing the cost of the ‘With Ads’ plan to $5.99 a month and the ‘Ad-Free’ plan to $9.99 a month. At the new rates, both plans are now $1 more expensive. The last time…

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  • Every Streaming Service Price Increase In 2024

    Every Streaming Service Price Increase In 2024

    With 2024 now over, it’s time to look back at all of the price increases last year. And we can tell you up front that it was a very busy year, with DirecTV, Disney+, ESPN+, Fubo, Hulu Live TV, Paramount+, Peacock, Philo, Max, Sling TV, and YouTube TV, just some of the streaming services that…

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  • Sling TV Now Costs A Minimum Of $46 A Month

    Sling TV Now Costs A Minimum Of $46 A Month

    Sling TV plans now start at $46 a month, $6 more than the previous minimum monthly price. While Sling announced the price increase last month, the change in pricing officially took effect today, and applies to all new and existing subscribers. As was the case before this latest price increase, subscribers in locations where ABC…

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  • AMC+ Becomes The Latest Streaming Service To Increase In Price

    AMC+ Becomes The Latest Streaming Service To Increase In Price

    AMC+ has become the latest streaming service to increase in price. The change took effect today for those signing up to the service as a new subscriber, and applies to both (ad-supported and ad-free) tiers. Beginning today, new subscribers now pay $6.99 a month for the ad-supported plan, resulting in a $2 monthly price increase.…

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  • Every YouTube TV  Price  Increase (So Far)

    Every YouTube TV Price Increase (So Far)

    It may seem like YouTube TV is always increasing in price but the live TV service has only encountered five price increases in the eight years it has been operating. The most recent of which arrived in December 2024 and marked the first price increase in almost two years. In this article, we are taking…

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  • The Latest YouTube TV Price Increase Just Landed

    The Latest YouTube TV Price Increase Just Landed

    YouTube TV has just increased in price. Following rumors suggesting the cost of a subscription would increase soon, YouTube has now officially confirmed the price increase. In fact, the higher rate has already gone into effect for new subscribers. Beginning today (Dec. 12), a YouTube TV subscription costs $82.99 a month, resulting in a $10…

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  • All Sling TV Plans To Increase In Price Next Month

    All Sling TV Plans To Increase In Price Next Month

    The cost of a Sling TV subscription will increase by $5.99 a month beginning next month. The price increase will affect all plans and subscribers, including those signed up to the combined Sling Orange & Blue plan. Interestingly, and in spite of being a more expensive package, the combined plan is increasing by the exact…

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  • Hulu Live TV’s Base Plan Now Costs $82.99 A Month

    Hulu Live TV’s Base Plan Now Costs $82.99 A Month

    The cost of a Hulu Live TV base package has now increased to $82.99 a month. The new rate reflects a $6 increase on the previous $76.99 a month price of Hulu’s base live TV plan. For many, the price increase won’t come as a surprise. Disney officially announced the increase was coming in early…

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  • Hulu’s Max (No Ads) Add-On Increases In Price Next Week

    Hulu’s Max (No Ads) Add-On Increases In Price Next Week

    The Max (No Ads) add-on price increase will bring the cost of the cheapest ad-free tier through Hulu in line with Max’s own ad-free pricing.

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  • All DirecTV Stream Live TV Packages To Increase In Price In October

    All DirecTV Stream Live TV Packages To Increase In Price In October

    All of DirecTV Stream’s live TV packages are set to increase next month, with the worst affected increasing by $10 a month.

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  • The Latest Dish TV Price Increases Arrive Next Month

    The Latest Dish TV Price Increases Arrive Next Month

    Dish is increasing the price of its TV packages. Similar to last year, the latest increases arrive a little earlier than the year before.

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  • Paramount+ Subscriptions Now Cost A Minimum Of $8 A Month

    Paramount+ Subscriptions Now Cost A Minimum Of $8 A Month

    Following the latest price increase, the cheapest Paramount+ plan now costs $7.99 a month, $2 more each month than it did before.

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  • History Vault Quietly Increases In Price, Plans Now Start At $6 A Month

    History Vault Quietly Increases In Price, Plans Now Start At $6 A Month

    History Vault is one of the latest streaming services to increase in price. From what we can tell, the increase rolled out within the past month.

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  • We Expect DirecTV Stream To Be Next Live TV Service To Increase In Price

    We Expect DirecTV Stream To Be Next Live TV Service To Increase In Price

    Predicting a streaming price increase can be difficult, but the one thing you can count on is that a price increase will eventually come.

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