Not solely are many streaming providers getting costlier, however they’re additionally dropping options alongside the way in which. On Thursday, Max started sending out emails to inform subscribers on its commonplace ad-free plan about some disappointing modifications. Beginning at present, Max’s ad-free plan, which prices $15.99 per 30 days, will not embody 4K Extremely HD content material. Max can also be reducing the variety of concurrent streams on the plan from 3 to 2.
That’s a reasonably vital demotion for the legacy ad-free plan, which had its value elevated from $14.99 to $15.99 per 30 days lower than a yr in the past. In order for you 4K Extremely HD content material on Max going ahead, you’ll need to improve to Max’s new Final Advert-Free plan, which launched through the transition from HBO Max and prices $19.99 per 30 days.
Right here’s what all the Max plans and their pricing appear like as of November 2:
- With Advertisements – $9.99/month or $99.99/yr
- Stream on 2 gadgets without delay
- Full HD 1080p
- Advert-Free – $15.99/month or $149.99/yr
- Stream on 2 gadgets without delay
- Full HD 1080p
- 30 downloads to look at on the go
- Final Advert-Free – $19.99/month or $199.99/yr
- Stream on 4 gadgets without delay
- 4K UHD with Dolby Atmos on choose titles
- 100 downloads to look at on the go
If you happen to’re a present Max Advert-Free subscriber, you’ll have entry to all the plan’s options till your subsequent billing date, on or after December 5.
“In your subsequent billing date, on or after December 5, 2023, the value of your subscription will keep the identical, however a few of your plan options will change,” Max instructed subscribers in a message. “You’ll be able to nonetheless stream all of your favourite blockbuster films, contemporary originals and iconic sequence. And even swap to the Final Advert-Free plan to unlock extra options.”
