Paid streaming for cheapskates is having a moment

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This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter connected the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated conscionable for The Verge subscribers erstwhile a week.

Streaming is getting expensive: This week, Amazon Prime Video became the latest streaming work to summation prices. In summation to the yearly $139 interest for Prime, consumers present person to wage $4.99 for ad-free viewing. The summation comes aft Netflix, HBO Max, Disney Plus, and Discovery Plus each raised their prices successful 2025.

Those terms increases don't spell unnoticed. About fractional of US consumers deliberation they're paying excessively overmuch for streaming, and 2 retired of 3 radical who canceled a …

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