Late last week Apple surprised Apple TV Plus subscribers with an immediate price hike that bumped subscriptions from $9.99 to $12.99 a month. People were not happy. A few subscribers followed through with their cancellation threats. Over on the r/tvPlus subreddit some noticed that attempting to cancel their subscription induces the service to offer them a discount to stick around. …
Read More »Tag Archives: hike
Apple’s latest TV+ subscription price hike might open the door to this opportunity
Recently, Apple announced yet another price hike for its Apple TV+ service. This time, it’s increasing 30% from $9.99/month to $12.99/month. After the service launched in 2019 at $4.99/month, its received a couple price hikes. This new price hike, though, likely opens the door to something Apple has reportedly been considering for quite a while – an ad-supported plan. Apple …
Read More »Banking Stocks Slip Despite Hiring Hike to Drive M&A Deals
Banking stocks were not in the money today despite rosier economic prospects heralding a surge in hiring and buying. Elevate Your Investing Strategy: Take advantage of TipRanks Premium at 50% off! Unlock powerful investing tools, advanced data, and expert analyst insights to help you invest with confidence. According to a Reuters report, Wall Street banks have been busy in recent …
Read More »Apple TV Plus price hike enrages subscribers — ‘this will do it for me’
This week Apple hit Apple TV Plus subscribers with a surprise price hike that saw subscription costs leap from $9.99 to $12.99 in the US, disappointing fans of one of the best streaming services around. The 30% increase is effective immediately for new subscribers, while existing ones have until their next billing cycle. So current subscribers have a minute to …
Read More »SONY Stock Slips on PS5 Price Hike
Sony (SONY) is feeling the effects of inflation, and it’s passing them on to consumers with a PlayStation 5 price increase. This will see all versions of the PS5 undergo a price hike in the U.S. starting today. However, this doesn’t affect PlayStation 5 accessories, which will keep current prices. Sony said these new prices were the result of a …
Read More »Apple TV+ Sets 30% Price Hike To $12.99 A Month
Apple TV+ is hiking the monthly price of its service to $12.99 from $9.99 effective today for new customers. Existing subscribers will be topped off in their next renewal. The streamer, home to original series The Morning Show, Ted Lasso, Slow Horses and Severance – the latter recently nabbing an impressive 23 Emmy nominations — is the only major service to …
Read More »Trump says wind and solar hike electricity prices, advocates disagree
WASHINGTON (AP) — With electricity prices rising at more than twice the rate of inflation, President Donald Trump has lashed out at renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power, blaming them for skyrocketing energy costs. Trump called wind and solar power “THE SCAM OF THE CENTURY!” in a social media post and vowed not to approve wind or …
Read More »After successes like Severance and The Studio, Apple TV+ gets a price hike
To confront all that, streamers have to turn any knobs they can to balance costs with revenue to satisfy the market. Some have turned to ads as an additional source of revenue, others crack down on password sharing or offer different subscription tiers. But virtually all of them have hiked subscription prices, because the previous price ensured short-term losses for …
Read More »State approves National Grid rate hike that will increase many household bills by $600 a year
Syracuse, N.Y. — Your National Grid bill is going up about 10% next month and will keep rising. Within three years, the cost of electricity and gas will increase by about $600 a year for the average household in Upstate New York. The state Public Service Commission voted unanimously today to approve new electric and gas rates for National Grid’s …
Read More »Lilly to hike UK price of Mounjaro weight-loss drug by 170% – Reuters
Lilly to hike UK price of Mounjaro weight-loss drug by 170% Reuters Lilly raises UK obesity shot price as Trump pressures pharma Yahoo Finance Eli Lilly says it will raise drug prices in Europe to ‘make them lower’ in U.S. statnews.com Lilly Hikes UK Obesity Shot Price as Trump Pressures Drugmakers Bloomberg.com Eli Lilly hikes price of diabetes drug Mounjaro in UK as Trump …
Read More »