Whoever’s paying for your Netflix access – you, right? – is about to get slugged with a fee increase within the month.
Netflix will increase the price of its Australian subscriptions from today.
The American streaming service will jack up the fees on its standard and premium plans by up to $3 a month.
The price for the standard plan changes from $15.99 a month to $16.99 a month. Customers on the standard plan were already slugged with an increase in late 2020.
The price for the premium plan will go up from $19.99 to $22.99 a month. The premium plan was most recently increased two years earlier.
The basic plan remains at $10.99 a month.
Netflix’s changes will be rolled out from November 11 for new customers but it won’t apply to existing members for at least another week, kicking in at their next billing date after November 18. Netflix said it will give members 30 days notice by email and notification.
By comparison, Disney+ is $11.99 a month, Binge* is $14 a month for its standard plan, Amazon Prime Video is $6.99 a month, Stan is $14 month for its standard plan, Paramount+ is $8.99 a month and Apple TV+ is $7.99 a month.
A Netflix spokesperson told news.com.au: “We know Australians have never had more choices when it comes to entertainment, and we’re more committed than ever to delivering an experience that exceeds their expectations.
“Members tell us how much they value the breadth and variety of the catalogue, and we’re updating our prices so that we can continue to invest in more shows and films.
“As always, there’ll be different plans so that people can pick a price that works for their budget.”
The difference in the three Netflix tiers mostly relates to the number of simultaneous screens in you watch on (one on basic, two on standard and four on premium) and the picture quality (SD on basic, HD on standard and UHD on premium).
The timing of Netflix’s price increase coincides with the streamer’s renewed slate of originals after a couple of quiet quarters due to productions being held up by pandemic shutdowns.
Among its upcoming original films are Leonardo DiCaprio and Meryl Streep film Don’t Look Up, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut The Lost Daughter and Oscar contender The Power of the Dog.
There are also new seasons of popular series Stranger Things, The Crown, Emily in Paris, The Witcher and Bridgerton in the pipeline.
Netflix told investors that it would spend $US17 billion on content this year.
Locally, the streamer has commissioned a raft of Australian or Australian-produced originals including thriller Clickbait, controversial reality series Byron Baes, the revival of Heartbreak High, animated film Back to the Outback, Melissa McCarthy series God’s Favourite Idiot, Chris Hemsworth action flick Escape from Spiderhead and Jessica Watson biopic Spirit.
It’s also funding training and scholarship programs in conjunction with the NSW government, Screenworks, AFTRS, Screen Australia and Bunya Productions.
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