5-Year-Old Streaming Service Officially Raising Prices Amid Shutdown Concerns

Published Oct 13, 2026, 11:13 AM EDT Rianna is the Movie News Editor for ScreenRant. After earning her BA in Film Studies, she began her career as an entertainment writer, contributing to several publications before joining ScreenRant. Her dissertation on the impact of streaming on traditional cinema sharpened her focus on the ever-evolving world of film and media. With 10 years in the industry, Rianna continues to cover the stories she loves while also advocating for awareness and representation of rare disabilities, such as Moebius Syndrome, which she lives with. Sign in to your ScreenRant account Warner Bros. & Paramount's merger may have major consequences. Hollywood is facing some big changes following one of the biggest acquisitions in cinematic history between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery. The path leading to the merger was met with some hostility based on the terms of the acquisition, but now it has finally taken place, and changes are occurring each day, including letting some staff go and bringing new people in to oversee certain divisions. Now, a streaming service could be in hot water. Despite its uncertain fate since the creation of Skydance, Discovery+ has officially raised its prices: the ad-supported plan will increase by $1 to $6.99 a month, and the ad-free plan will increase by $2 to $11.99 per month in the U.S. However, existing customers will receive 30 days' notice before the changes, and new subscriptions will take effect immediately. The big changes to subscriptions arrive after Skydance's chairman and CEO, David Ellison, confirmed major changes to HBO Max and Paramount+ as he will be merging the two streaming services. More to come...