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Netflix Finally Axes the ‘Basic’ Ad-Free Tier
In July last year, Netflix officially confirmed that it had ended the option for new subscribers to sign-up for its ‘basic’ tier. So, if you were not a current subscriber, the original entry-level tier that the platform launched with (back in the day when they didn’t even entertain the idea…
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Ubisoft Brings Changes To Its Ubisoft+ Subscription
Ubisoft+ is a subscription service like many other that offers you access to many Ubisoft titles from Day One all for a fee. Recently Ubisoft introduced some changes to this service with two subscription options, Ubisoft+ Premium and Ubisoft+ Classics on PC. Ubisoft+ Changes Starting off with Ubisoft+ Premium which…
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Twitter/X Has Now Introduced The Option For Blue Subscribers To Hide Their CheckMarks
Paying for Twitter or X Blue isn’t the worst thing you can spend your money on however it is definitely up there. A few months ago some rumours surfaced that Twitter would be introducing an option to hide the Blue checkmark for those who were rightfully embarrassed by their spending…
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Netflix Has Removed Its Cheapest Basic Ad-Free Tier In The UK and US
Netflix has quietly removed the Basic £9.99 ad-free tier from the platform forcing people to spend more or sit through ads. Netflix Removes Basic Tier As reported by IGN, the Basic tier which was the cheapest ad-free tier on offer, has been removed with users no longer able to join…
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Discord Introduces More Monetization Options For Creators
Discord is introducing several tools to help creators earn money through their servers building upon the Server Subscriptions introduced back in December. Server Subscriptions Media Channels In a Blog Post from Derek Yang, Discord revealed more additions to its server subscription feature, allowing fans to subscribe to their favourite content…
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Netflix Cuts Subscription Prices For More Than 30 Countries
Despite recently raising prices and introducing an Ad tier Netflix has announced that they are going to be lowering the prices of their monthly subscriptions in an effort to grow or slow down their dwindling subscription numbers. Before you get excited though these price cuts don’t include the US or…
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Netflix Boss Claims They’ve Never Cancelled a “Successful” Show
It’s not exactly a secret that Netflix is currently undergoing a very terse tightening of the metaphorical belt. – After years of throwing money at pretty much any half-baked idea, ultimately, with subscribers falling away in their millions, they’ve had to start turning their attention towards actually producing cost-effective shows…
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Netflix to Start Its Account Sharing Crackdown Before the End of Q1 2023!
Netflix has not exactly been shy in expressing its opinion in regard to those who enter into ‘account sharing‘ agreements. They don’t like it. It’s again their terms of service. And in a nutshell, they want to bring the practice, if not to an end, then at least make those…
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Netflix Accused of Cynically Burying Their Standard ‘Basic’ Package!
With Netflix losing subscribers in rapid fashion, I think it would be fair to say that the streaming platform is in something of a mini-crisis at the moment. – A key factor in this, of course, is the cost of living rising throughout the world. Put simply, cancelling your Netflix…
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Netflix Commits to its Ad Tier Despite Minimal Consumer Interest
I think it goes without saying that Netflix has a bit of a huge problem on its hands at the moment. Having lost over 2 million subscribers over just the last year, all current projections seem to suggest that their consumer base will continue to fall as with the ongoing…
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Spotify to Launch a New Platinum Tier for ‘High-Res’ Audio Quality?
Back in early 2021, Spotify announced the launch of its upcoming ‘HiFi’ subscription tier platform. While very little was known or revealed about it at the time, the overall ethos was that it would look to provide users with a super high-resolution audio experience. Albeit, likely at a higher price…
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Netflix Confirms £4.99 Ad-Supported Subscription Tier for November
Ever since the start of the year, there have been rumours suggesting that in order to address their alarming drop off in subscriber counts seen since the start of the year, Netflix was considering the introduction of a new less expensive tier which would see it supported, in some way,…
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YouTube to Make Watching 4K Videos a ‘Premium’ Exclusive?
Based on the growth (and increasingly annoying prevalence) of adverts seen on the platform, it’s hardly any secret that YouTube (Google) is getting more and more aggressive in attempting to get people to sign up for its premium-level subscription service. – And, in fairness, if it was less expensive, I…
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Netflix To Move Away From Binge Releases To Weekly Drops?
Although this hasn’t always been the case (with more than a few exceptions), typically speaking when Netflix drops a new show they tend to dump all of the episodes in one fell swoop. This does, of course, invite the consumer to sit down and binge-watch the entire thing. – Following…
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Netflix’s Proposed Ad-Tier Might Not ALWAYS Include Adverts!
Netflix is expected to launch its new ad-supported subscription tier at some point in early 2023. While it is still unclear exactly how much they plan to charge for this, it undoubtedly sounds like an excellent idea to try and tempt some of the people who left the platform back…
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