Netflix has hiked prices for millions of UK customers - with premium subscriptions set to cost £17.99 a month.
The streaming giant is putting up fees in the US, Britain and France after a growth in subscriber numbers.It comes after they cracked down on password sharing, forcing more viewers to pay for their own accounts.In the UK, the price of a basic plan has gone up to £7.99 a month and the premium, ad-free plan, costs £17.99 - having increased by £2. The standard subscription remains at £10.99 per month.
Read more: Rolf Harris' daughter changes name in bid to distance herself from his toxic legacyRead more: ‘Game-changing’ facial recognition tech to be used in crackdown on London shoplifting The price rise comes amid wider "streamflation" with the average monthly cost for major streaming platforms increasing by almost 25 per cent in a year, according to Wall Street Journal.Netflix added 8.8 million customers worldwide in the third quarter to take the total to more than 247 million.
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