The leading platform in the broadcasting world was the first to change the rules of the game due to the impact of user loss and competition. These included financial decisions that were unpopular but necessary to maintain the stability of these services. And they continue. For this reason, Netflix will increase the price of its plans in a few months.

As The Wall Street Journal reported, Netflix will update rates on its plans once Hollywood actors’ strike endsIt started in July 2023.

Netflix will increase again

The report states: The increase will start in the USA and Canada and can later be expanded to other markets. Right now, Netflix three subscription plansIt varies depending on the number of devices that can be connected. Prices in Spain are as follows:

• Two Basic plansnecessary 5.49 euros per month with ads and 7.99 euros per month with basic advertising and both allow you to watch Netflix on a single screen.
• The standard plan costs 12.99 euros per month You can watch Netflix on two screens simultaneously.
• Premium plan costs 17.99 per month and you can enjoy broadcasts on four screens simultaneously.

Although the increase is considered normal, It is not yet known how much it will affect the price..

Disney+ also increased

However, Netflix is ​​not the only platform that will increase. In August of this year, Disney+ also completed its price increase, which is currently only valid in the United States, and announced that the rumored plan with cheaper ads would arrive in 2024.

Here’s what a monthly subscription to Disney+ cost in the United States: $7.99. Now this subscription fee with advertising. As an alternaive, The company launches Disney+ Premium, a new ad-free plan that costs $10.99 per monthor $109.99 per year.

According to these prices; We will probably keep 8.99 euros for the plan with ads in Spain and go up to 12.99 euros for the Premium planAt a price of approximately 119.99 euros per year.

Rising rates for streaming services may force users to filter their preferences even further while receiving service. And after the rise of the platforms in the last two years, perhaps now the real conditions for the real war between these platforms to begin are finally on the table.