Skydance’s Discovery+ prices increase by up to 20 percent

SO THE NEWS IS DOING THAT THING AGAIN AND I LITERALLY PUT MY DRINK DOWN BECAUSE DISCOVERY+ IS HIKING PRICES BY UP TO 20 PERCENT WHICH IS JUST ABSOLUTELY WILD. THIS ALL GOES DOWN JUST ONE WEEK AFTER SKYDANCE BOUGHT WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY, WHICH MAKES YOU SUSPECT IT IS MERGER STUFF, BUT A SPOKESPERSON IS SWEARING THAT THIS PRICE HIKE WAS IN THE WORKS LONG BEFORE THE DEAL EVEN CLOSED. THEY CLAIM THEY REGULARLY EVALUATE PRICES TO MATCH THE CONTENT AND EXPERIENCE, AND SINCE THE SERVICE HAS BEEN PROFITABLE SINCE 2023 WITH REALLY LOW CANCELLATION RATES, THEY JUST FELT LIKE DOING IT. IT IS THE THIRD TIME THEY HAVE RAISED PRICES SINCE 2012, SO THEY CERTAINLY KNOW HOW TO KEEP US ON OUR TOES. ANYWAY, ABSOLUTE SCENES.

YOU ARE GOING TO THINK I AM MAKING THIS UP BUT DISCOVERY+ IS JACKING UP THEIR PRICES BY UP TO 20 PERCENT ALREADY. WE JUST WATCHED SKYDANCE BUY WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY A WEEK AGO, AND NOW EVERYTHING COSTS MORE, WHICH SOUNDS LIKE A TOTAL COINCIDENCE OR MAYBE NOT? THE COMPANY IS TELLING EVERYONE THAT THE PLAN WAS TOTALLY UNRELATED TO THE MERGER AND WAS ALREADY IN THE WORKS WELL BEFOREHAND. THEY SAY THEY JUST KEEP CHECKING IF THEIR PRICES MATCH THE SERVICE QUALITY, AND SINCE THEY HAVE BEEN PROFITABLE SINCE 2023 WITH SUPER LOW CANCELLATION RATES, THEY CLEARLY FEEL LIKE THEY CAN PUSH US A LITTLE HARDER. IT HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES SINCE 2012, SO IT IS BASICALLY TRADITION AT THIS POINT. OK NOW TELL ME I AM WRONG.

Discovery+ is increasing prices by up to 20%, a move the new owner Skydance claims was planned before the recent merger and is based on their regular evaluation of the service.

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