The rumors are true: Netflix and Max are combining forces for a streaming bundle that prices simply $10 a month. After all, there are some strings connected; you should be a Verizon myPlan buyer, and the deal contains the ad-supported variations of Netflix and Max.
The bundle kicks in on December 7 and marks the primary time the ad-supported companies from Netflix and Max are being supplied collectively. To participate, you should be a Verizon cell buyer on the corporate’s Limitless Welcome, Limitless Plus, or Limitless Final plans, and likewise be enrolled in myPlan (be taught extra about pricing here). Additionally, you’ll nonetheless must arrange accounts individually for every streaming service in addition to part out pre-existing subscriptions; as the fine print on Verizon’s announcement notes, for many who have already got Netflix and/or Max subscriptions, “enrolling within the Netflix & Max (With Advertisements) perk might have an effect on present subscriptions to Netflix and Max. Managing subscriptions could also be required to keep away from a number of subscriptions and corresponding fees.”
Nonetheless, the legwork required may simply be price it. Individually, it’d be $6.99 a month for the Netflix advert tier, whereas Max’s advert tier is $9.99 a month. (Simply to check, standalone subscriptions with out advertisements will set you again an eye-watering $15.49-$22.99 a month at Netflix, and $15.99-$19.99 a month at Max.) Count on an increasing number of companies to put aside their rivalries and provide bundles like this sooner or later—Apple TV+ and Paramount+ are rumored to be engaged on the same provide—as streamers work collectively to try to overcome the dreaded buyer “churn.”