Brits warned Netflix prices will rise AGAIN soon as US users are hit with ‘out of control’ bill hike
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NETFLIX has announced prices rises in the US - and Brits could be hit by a similar hike very soon, an expert has warned. Viewers across the pond have been told they'll have to pay up to $2.50 (£2.02) extra per month going forward. The increase so far affects the US, Canada, Portugal, and Argentina.
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But an expert has warned Brits that the UK will likely be next. "Typically, the UK often follows the US and should expect news in due course around a similar percentage increase," Paolo Pescatore, an analyst from PP Foresight told The Sun. The last bill hike was announced in October 2023, when a premium plan went up £2 to £17.99 per month.
A year prior, Netflix launched a new ad-based tier for £4.99 per month. Users in the US have been warned they will now have to pay $24.99 (£20.24) for a premium subscription, up $2 (£1.62) from the previous $22.99 (£18.62) they were paying previously.
The standard tier is increasing by $2.50 (£2.02) from $15.49 (£12.54) to $17.99 (£14.56). And the basic ads plan will now cost an extra $1 (80p), up from $6.99 (£5.66) to $7.99 (£6.47). Users have hit out over the changes on social media, saying price hikes have got "out of control".
"We all need to unsubscribe to teach them a lesson," one user wrote on X. "Time to get rid of netflix," another commented. "All these apps cost more than full cable these days," a third added. The announcement comes as Netflix also revealed that it now has more than 300million subscribers globally.
