Netflix ad-supported plan pricing may have leaked

According to a report published by Bloomberg, Netflix’s advertisement-supported plan will cost $7 to $9 a month. This is almost half of the company’s current Standard tier, which costs $15.49 a month. The streaming giant is expected to launch its ad-supported tier in select regions by the end of this year, with a broader rollout happening in 2023.

It is worth pointing out that the ad-supported plan will not include the entire Netflix library. The company is yet to clarify what type of content it will not include in the ad-supported tier, but shows or movies that become blockbusters may not be available on the day of their releases for those paying a monthly subscription fee of $7 to $9. We will know all about it when the ad-supported tier goes live later this year.

Netflix lost around 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter of 2022, triggering the company to come up with an ad-supported plan to attract more users to its platform. The US-based streaming company is using Microsoft’s advertising technology to introduce advertisements on the platform. This, of course, will not, in any way, impact the regular ad-free subscribers. Apart from the cheaper plan, it is also planning to crack down on account sharing by making it a paid subscription.

Netflix will not be the first streaming company to introduce an ad-supported plan. Its competitor Hulu offers users an option to subscribe to their ad-supported tier. Hulu charges $6.99 a month for that. Disney is expected to launch a similar offering in December to attract more users to its platform. Time will tell whether these changes bring any positive results in revenue growth.

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