# Streaming’s next experiment: after two rounds of price hikes, Disney and Netflix are weighing free tiers

Since 2024, Disney has pushed up the cost of its US streaming products on two separate occasions. October's increase was the latest, tacking on $2 a month to the ad-supported plans and $3 a month to the ad-free ones. Netflix also went to the well twice over that period, its most recent move coming i

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| Published | 6 August 2026 |

Source: https://egamers.io/streamings-next-experiment-after-two-rounds-of-price-hikes-disney-and-netflix-are-weighing-free-tiers/