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Discovery+gets a cost bump simply a week after the Skydance merger

The ad-free strategy now costs$12 each month.

By Kris Holt

Oct. 13, 2026 12:07 pm EST

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Simply a week after Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery formally combined to form Skydancethe business has actually made Discovery + more costly. The ad-supported strategy is now$1 costlier at$ 7 monthly, while the ad-free choice got a$2 bump as much as$12 each month.
The modifications worked on Tuesday for brand-new members. Existing customers are getting a 30-day heads-up as the brand-new rates will start with their very first costs on or after November 12. The last time Discovery + costs increased remained in January 2025
Skydance has actually signified its objective to integrate its other primary streaming services — Paramount + and HBO Max– into a single offering. Maybe it’ll fold Discovery + into that and have different tiles or channels for the 3, similar to Disney + has for its different brand names. In the meantime, a minimum of, Discovery + customers will be paying more to keep utilizing that specific service. More rate boosts are most likely in addition to cost-cutting procedures as Skydance begins resolving the $ 80 billion stack of financial obligation it has actually handled.