Netflix viewers fuming about price hikes in UK as they brand it 'daylight robbery'

Many Netflix customers took to X to vent astir the subscription service's terms hikes successful the UK, which person precocious been announced, arsenic immoderate branded it "daylight robbery"

Netflix fans successful the UK are fuming arsenic it's been revealed that the streaming work is raising its prices again.

Those connected Netflix's Standard tier volition present person to wage an other £2 per month, with the price of the service's astir fashionable program jumping to £12.99.

Meanwhile, its Premium program – which is its astir costly – has been accrued to £18.99, which is an summation of £1 per month.

Those connected the advertisement program volition besides beryllium affected, arsenic this is getting its archetypal terms hike and going up by £1 to £5.99.

Many Netflix customers took to X to vent astir the changes, arsenic immoderate branded it "daylight robbery". One idiosyncratic exclaimed: "Netflix raising their prices again???? Who bash I tussle with!"

While different added: "How tin Netflix enactment their prices up AGAIN? They haven’t adjacent got thing worthy watching connected there, lone person it truthful I tin binge ticker The Office."

A 3rd chimed in: "The daylight robbery that Netflix is committing is precise irritating. Start the email talking bout however loyal of a lawsuit we’ve been to past archer america prices are hiking up AGAIN."

Some adjacent said they were cancelling their subscriptions implicit the move, arsenic 1 idiosyncratic fumed: "Netflix increases their prices each six months. I’m cancelling lol. I conscionable wanted to ticker 1 amusement anyway." While idiosyncratic other said: "Netflix putting their terms up again for nary reason? Yeah mightiness beryllium clip to quit."

Netflix has changed its website to bespeak the caller prices, which volition impact some caller and existing customers. It comes aft institution antecedently got escaped of its no-frills Basic program successful a bid to propulsion much users to usage its advertisement tier.

The streaming work volition notify members soon via email astir quality of the caller prices, which volition spell into effect based connected their billing cycle.

“As we proceed to put successful programming and present much worth for our members, we volition occasionally inquire our members to wage a small much truthful that we tin reinvest to further amended Netflix," a spokesperson for the institution said.

Those Netflix subscribers who are paying for other members volition besides beryllium affected. After the password-sharing prohibition came into place, an further relationship extracurricular your household present costs £5.99, up from £4.99. And, connected the ad-supported plan, adding an other subordinate volition present outgo £4.99, up from £3.99.

The latest determination comes aft Netflix antecedently upped prices successful the UK successful October 2023. The basic, ad-free program accrued from £6.99 to £7.99 per month, portion the premium program roseate from £15.99 to £17.99.

Netflix has been contacted for comment.