Prime Video introduced a worth enhance for it is streaming service. Beginning on January 29, Prime Video will now embody advertisements, and the one technique to choose out of it’s by paying a further $3 a month on prime of the $15/month charge you could already subscribe to.
Amazon made the announcement final week when it despatched an e mail to all Prime members letting them know concerning the upcoming change. Within the e mail, it reads:
“Beginning January 29, Prime Video films and TV reveals will embody restricted commercials. This may enable us to proceed investing in compelling content material and preserve rising that funding over a protracted time frame. We goal 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 worth of your Prime membership. We may also provide a brand new ad-free possibility for a further $2.99 monthly you could join right here.”
Though this announcement could come as a shock to some, this was one thing Amazon introduced late final yr. Within the authentic announcement, the corporate said that this may have an effect on customers within the US, UK, Germany, and Canada in early 2024, and later within the yr, it’s going to come to France, Italy, Spain, Mexico, and Australia.
It is also price stating that Prime Movies’ ad-free tier will now make it one of the costly streaming providers 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, take a look at our story protecting the Fallout TV present trailer and our gallery breaking down all of the Easter Eggs from the Fallout trailer.
