Price hikes for TV broadcasting have become a new festive tradition, as Netflix, Disney + and Hulu have increased subscription prices before 2021. For this reason, the end of the year is a good time to confirm how much you pay for subscriptions and cancel those you barely use.
Recent increase in TV broadcast prices
Netflix has increased the price of its popular standard plan (1080p and two simultaneous streams) from $ 12.99 a month to $ 13.99 a month. Netflix’s premium plan (4K video and four simultaneous playbacks) increased by $ 15.99 at $ 17.99 per month. These changes are effective for both new and old subscribers. The basic plan, which offers SD transmissions and only one transmission, remains unchanged at $ 8.99 a month.
Disney + announced in December that it would increase the price of the monthly subscription by a dollar, to $ 7.99 a month, and its annual subscription increases by ten dollars, up to $ 79.99. The price change will take effect on March 26, 2020, so you could now block a lower price.
Hulu has another annual rise, this time increasing its live TV product, from $ 54.99 to $ 64.99 per month. The option to watch without advertising increases from $ 60.99 a $ 70.99 a month. Hulu VOD-only plans will remain unchanged at $ 5.99 per month with ads and $ 11.99 per month with no ads. These changes went into effect on December 18, for both existing and new subscribers.
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Also, earlier this year, YouTube TV announced a friolera 30% monthly increase, from $ 50 to $ 65, which came into force on 31 July.
This is in addition to other services you may also have, such as:
Is it time for a streaming TV audit?
However, these increases are likely to only affect your overall transmission bill for a few dollars, even if you have more than one service (the average person has three pay-TV subscriptions). Nor does this make the goal of getting a traditional cable box, which is still very expensive compared to TV streaming (the average cable bill is $ 217.42, according to a decision data survey).
But these rate increases can also accrue over time, as all of these services use “perennial” automatic payments and annual renewals through your credit card. If you want to cancel, you have to go out of your way to turn off renewal and many people don’t. The danger is that it will be easy to overlook these increases over time; just watch Hulu’s live TV plan, which has risen $ 25. allowed in recent years. That means a lot of money if you are not mindful of the cost.
If you’re unsure of how much you’re spending on streaming TV, you’ll want to do a subscription audit: scan your credit card bills for subscription services, calculate the cost, and decide what you want to cancel or keep, for get more information about the subscription. audits, read this Lifehacker post.
Because these services appear to increase at the end of the year, you may want to set up an annual subscription audit reminder for your calendar; it can be an easy way to save money.