Paramount Plus sees a price hike in its future
by Emma Roth from The Verge - All Posts on (#65CP4)
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Paramount chief financial officer Naveen Chopra said on an earnings call Wednesday that the company sees opportunities to increase price on Paramount Plus" and that we'll see it do that in the future." The ad-supported version of Paramount Plus currently costs $4.99 per month (or $49.99 per year), while the commercial-free Premium plan costs $9.99 per month (or $99.99 per year).
If the service does end up raising its price in the US, it won't be alone. Apple TV Plus just increased its price from $4.99 to $6.99 per month, while Hulu went up from $6.99 to $7.99 per month for its ad-supported plan and jumped from $12.99 to $14.99 per month for its ad-free plan.
Netflix raised prices earlier this year ahead of the launch of its new...