Prime Video introduced a value enhance for it is streaming service. Beginning on January 29, Prime Video will now embrace advertisements, and the one option to decide out of it’s by paying an extra $3 a month on prime of the $15/month payment it’s possible you’ll already subscribe to.
Amazon made the announcement final week when it despatched an electronic mail to all Prime members letting them know in regards to the upcoming change. Within the electronic mail, it reads:
“Beginning January 29, Prime Video films and TV exhibits will embrace restricted commercials. This may enable us to proceed investing in compelling content material and hold rising that funding over an extended time period. We purpose to have meaningfully fewer advertisements than linear TV and different streaming TV suppliers. No motion is required from you, and there’s no change to the present value of your Prime membership. We will even provide a brand new ad-free possibility for an extra $2.99 monthly you could join right here.”
Though this announcement might come as a shock to some, this was one thing Amazon introduced late final yr. Within the unique announcement, the corporate acknowledged that this might have an effect on customers within the US, UK, Germany, and Canada in early 2024, and later within the yr, it will come to France, Italy, Spain, Mexico, and Australia.
It is also price declaring that Prime Movies’ ad-free tier will now make it probably the most costly streaming companies at $18/month. For comparability, Max’s ad-free possibility prices $16/month, Netflix’s ad-free tier prices $15.50/month, and Hulu’s ad-free tier prices $17.99/month.
For extra Prime Video-related information, try our story overlaying the Fallout TV present trailer and our gallery breaking down all of the Easter Eggs from the Fallout trailer.
