Prices: Celebs Rumors

Netflix increased subscription prices for some streaming plans in the United States, Britain and France when it reported results last week.Disney said in August it would raise by 27% the price of the ad-free tier of the Disney+ service to $13.99 and hike by 20% the no-ad version of Hulu.

profitable major streamer, Netflix has resisted joining rivals like Walt Disney in hiking ad-free prices this year and instead curbed password-sharing outside households to tap the more than 100 million viewers who use its service without subscribing.“Netflix now closely resembles a utility in many markets,” analysts at Bernstein said. “The challenge of being labeled a utility is how a maturing company continues finding growth.”It could hike prices after the end of the Hollywood actors strike, a media report said earlier in October.Five months after calling a strike that plunged Hollywood into turmoil, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) last week approved a new contract with major studios.Netflix, however, has weathered the strike well thanks to its larger international presence and strong content slate.After a slow start for the ad plan launched last year, analysts said they expect Netflix will raise prices of its ad-free options in the coming months to nudge more subscribers to the other tier, where commercials help bring in more revenue per user.So far, most viewers subscribing to Netflix after the password crackdown have opted for the ad-free plans, analysts said.

ongoing Hollywood actors’ strike ends, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.Netflix is discussing raising prices in several markets globally, but will likely begin with the United States and Canada, the WSJ reported, citing people familiar with the matter.It was not immediately clear how much Netflix will raise prices by or when exactly the new prices will take effect, according to the report.Netflix declined to comment on the report.Talks between the SAG-AFTRA actors’ union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents the studios, are ongoing, with their next meeting scheduled on Wednesday.The writers’ union struck a tentative deal with the AMPTP last week after five months of failed negotiations.Netflix cut prices of its subscription plans in some countries in February.

“The Price Is Right” is to guess the price of household objects without going over.So, we have to ask.How much do you think the cheapest tickets are to see the live version of “The Price Is Right?”Would you guess $100?$75?If you guessed either of those numbers, it’s possible Drew Carey would have eliminated you.That’s because some prices are lower for this live, non-televised version of the show where the games and prizes are real.Randomly selected attendees will be given the opportunity to take part in classic games like Plinko, Cliffhangers, The Big Wheel as well as the main event: the fabulous Showcase all complete with a celebrity guest host.Best of all, the traveling game show will be stopping into Westbury, NY’s NYCB Theatre for two shows on Oct. 1 at 4 p.m, and 8 p.m.Four days later, “The Price Is Right Live” drops into Newark, NJ’s New Jersey Performing Arts Center on Oct.

maintain subscriber growth amid stiff competition from rivals and strained consumer spending.. The stock fell nearly 5%, underperforming the broader market and on course for its worst day in more than two months.The past year has seen intense competition in the streaming industry as a pandemic-driven boom fades and consumers curtail spending over fears of a possible recession, forcing companies to rethink their strategies.According to the Wall Street Journal, which reported the Netflix news first earlier in the day, the price cuts span across some Middle Eastern countries, sub-Saharan African markets and parts of Latin America and Asia.The cuts apply to certain tiers of Netflix in those markets and in some cases halving the cost of a subscription, the Journal reported.Netflix, which operates in over 190 countries, has been looking to grow share in newer international regions as the US and Canada markets saturate.