{"id":1208696,"date":"2023-12-04T14:36:16","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T19:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1208696"},"modified":"2023-12-04T14:36:16","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T19:36:16","slug":"streaming-apps-are-trying-to-bundle-their-way-out-of-customer-disenchantment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1208696","title":{"rendered":"Streaming apps are trying to bundle their way out of customer disenchantment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"rss-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"intro-image intro-left\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/flash3-800x523-1.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Keaton's Batman\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\" style=\"font-size:0.8em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/flash3.jpg\" class=\"enlarge-link\" data-height=\"785\" data-width=\"1200\">Enlarge<\/a> <span class=\"sep\">\/<\/span> Michael Keaton in <em>The Flash<\/em>, which is streaming on Max.  (credit: YouTube\/Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div><a name=\"page-1\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Streaming services are on thin ice with many customers. With <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/culture\/2023\/08\/the-tv-streaming-apps-broke-their-promises-and-now-theyre-jacking-the-price\/\">price hikes<\/a> becoming a norm for streaming services, subscribers are reconsidering the value of streaming apps and whether subscriptions are worth the cost. In a bid to mollify disgruntled customers and make their packages seem more economical and simple, streaming services are bundling up.<\/p>\n<p>Verizon announced today that its myPlan wireless phone customers will be able to get Netflix and Max, both with ads, for $10 per month total per phone line. Netflix with ads is usually $6.99 per month, while Max&#8217;s ad tier is $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year. That means Verizon customers can save up to $6.98 per month with the new bundle, which Verizon will begin offering on December 7.<\/p>\n<p>The new offer joins two other deals that Verizon already offers that bundle its wireless service with TV streaming. One lets customers add ad-free Disney+ and Hulu and ESPN with ads for $10 per month per line. Another lets customers add <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2023\/10\/apple-raises-prices-of-apple-tv-and-other-services\/\">Apple One<\/a>, which includes Apple TV+, Apple Music, Apple Arcade, and iCloud+, for $10 per month per line.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1988318#p3\">Read 14 remaining paragraphs<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1988318&amp;comments=1\">Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource: Ars Technica &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1988318\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Streaming apps are trying to bundle their way out of customer disenchantment<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enlarge \/ Michael Keaton in The Flash, which is streaming on Max. (credit: YouTube\/Warner Bros.) Streaming services are on thin ice with many customers. 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