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Coverage dated October 13, 2026

Discovery+ gets a price bump just a week after the Skydance merger

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  1. Variety

    Discovery+, Now Owned by Skydance, Hikes Prices Effective Immediately (opens Variety)

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    Discovery+ is raising prices for U.S. customers, coming one week after Paramount closed its megamerger with Warner Bros. Discovery to form Skydance Corp. Starting Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, the Discovery+ ad-supported plan will increase by $1 to $6.

  2. The Hollywood Reporter

    Discovery+ Is Raising Its Prices Under Skydance (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The streamer is upping its ad-free and ad-supported plan by $2 and $1 respectively.

  3. Deadline

    Discovery+ Raises Prices In One Of Skydance’s First Streaming Moves After Merger Close (opens Deadline)

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    As it begins its second week as a bulked-up public company, Skydance has raised prices of stand-alone streaming service Discovery+. The base-level, ad-supported tier now costs $6.99 a month, up $1, and the “ad-light” higher tier is $11.99, a $2 increase.

  4. Engadget

    Discovery+ gets a price bump just a week after the Skydance merger (opens Engadget)

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    Who could have possibly seen this coming.

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