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There appears to be another Netflix price increase just around the corner.
Time to alert your friends and family members who have access to your Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ accounts. The House of Mouse is officially putting those dastardly U.S.-based customers who dare share their passwords on notice.
This year, at least some countries will have to say goodbye to the Netflix Basic subscription tier, the last cheap(ish) way to watch Netflix without ads.
Back in August, Netflix announced it would be continuing to build out its gaming realm—introduced with 2021's rollout of
Disney is watching Netflix like a hawk, trying to consider whether or not restricting people from sharing their accounts with friends and family would be a good way to push back against streaming losses. In the meantime, the House of Mouse is going with the tried-and-true method of drastically making its streaming…
Whelp, I guess we all knew this was coming. With no formal announcement, Netflix removed its $9.99 “Basic” subscription tier for anybody trying to sign up for a new account or resubscribe in the U.S. and UK. Now your two options are to pay $5.50 more per month for the “Standard” plan, or otherwise suffer through…