Let’s take a look at the packages Netflix offers, their current prices and the platform’s history of spiking its prices in the UK and in the US, which may give an idea of when we expect the next price spike in the UK (and by how much).
While UK subscribers aren’t being made to pay more for Netflix yet, when approached by the BBC about a potential UK increase, a Netflix representative said they had “nothing to share right now”.
Although we’re not being asked to pay more yet, many people believe that UK subscribers will follow the same path as US subscribers in being asked to pay more.
The streaming giant’s executives said that the price spike would help to “reinvest to further improve Netflix” through investing in its programming.
Last January, Netflix gave customers on its cheapest ad-free plan an ultimatum: switch to a new tier or lose access.
