Streaming keeps getting more expensive: all the latest price hikes
StreamingUpdated Today, Mar 26, 2026, 7:05 PM UTCStreaming keeps getting more expensive: all the latest price hikesby Verge StaffLinkShareRSSGiftDeath. Taxes. All your streaming services getting a little more expensive all the time. These are the new certainties in life, it seems.Netflix has raised the cost of its subscription repeatedly in recent years. Disney Plus, Prime Video, HBO Max, Paramount Plus, Peacock — practically any service you can name — charges more per month than it did a few years ago, and many of them have introduced ad breaks. As customers cancel cable more quickly than anyone expected, the studios and distributors are looking for a way to make up the lost revenue. Good shows, live sports, and movies are more in demand — and thus more expensive — than ever.And…
