By Silke Hümmer
After the music platform Spotify just announced that it would increase subscription prices, Netflix is now following suit. Streaming films and series is expected to become more expensive in the next few months.
As the “Wall Street Journal” reports, customers in the USA and Canada will initially face higher subscription fees. As a result, prices are expected to rise worldwide.
Just in March, Netflix raised subscription prices in the USA from $8.99 to $9.99 for the entry-level plan and from $17.99 to $19.99 for the premium subscription.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the new planned increase is due to the five-month strike by the screenwriters’ union in the USA. This came to an end at the end of September with a provisional agreement and brings, among other things, wage increases, higher subsidies for health and pension insurance, protective provisions for the use of artificial intelligence and more transparency in streaming services.
Details about the new prices will not be announced for a few months. Last June, Netflix put a stop to password scroungers in Germany. Since then, accounts can no longer be shared “for free”.
Current Netflix prices
▶︎ In the 17.99 euro premium account, customers can book up to two extra seats in addition to the four users allowed in the household. The subscription price then increases up to 9.98 euros. If three households share these Netflix costs, each has to pay 9.33 euros per month.
► In the standard account, which costs 12.99 euros per month, use by two people in their own household is permitted. Otherwise, only one additional space is provided. If two households share the costs (including the 4.99 euros for the additional account), that’s 8.99 euros each per month.
► With the basic account for 7.99 euros, no additional user outside the shared household can be booked.
►Even the cheapest subscription for 4.99 euros, which only activates the service with advertising, does not allow an additional account.