Netflix jacks up prices
Streaming service’s top subs rise by £2 a month
NEW SEASON Sci-fi fave Black Mirror MILLIONS of Netflix customers face price hikes of up to £24 a year.
The film and TV streaming giant’s standard plan will rise by £1 to £8.99 a month.
And the premium service will go up by £2 to £11.99.
But the basic package, allowing viewing on a single device and only in standard definition, will stay at £5.99.
The changes are the first for the US company’s 10 million British subscribers since 2017.
And they will be brought in for existing users “over the coming weeks”.
A Netflix spokesman said: “We change our prices from time to time to reflect the significant investments that we have made in new TV shows and films.
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