Black Friday streaming deals alert: Prices reduced on Peacock, Max, Paramount Plus and more
Time to boost your watchlists as Black Friday deals are rolling in for streaming services offering everything from live sports to TV series, documentaries and blockbuster cinema films. This week you can sign up for discounts and watch new releases, older titles and all the Christmas movies you want. The holiday shopping season has brought both monthly and annual subscription discounts, and we’ve rounded up some of the best below.
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You’ll also find some useful information about what we saw from streaming services last year, so you can better decide which deals you might want to jump on now and which ones you might want to wait and see. Please check back often as we are constantly looking for new offers and will continually update this page as new offers appear.
Best Black Friday streaming service deals
Do you have FOMO about Dune: Prophecy of The Penguin? Check out these titles and more on Max when you sign up for the service for six months for $3 per month. From now until December 2, new or returning subscribers in the US can grab the Black Friday deal on the ad-supported subscription, which normally costs $10 per month.
Watch live sports and holiday classics like Elf and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, then get ready for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Creature Commandos when they land in December.
Peacock is offering huge Black Friday savings for its ad-based Peacock Premium subscription, offering access for $20 for an annual subscription or $2 per month for six months if you prefer the monthly version. That will save you 75% no matter which one you sign up for. The offer is for new customers and expires on December 2.
Enter the code “REALDEAL” for a discount on the annual subscription and “REALDEALMONTHLY” to save on the monthly subscription. Advertising-based Peacock Premium typically costs $8 per month or $80 per year.
Paramount Plus has launched its Black Friday deal and it will be available through December 4. New and returning customers can pay as little as $3 per month for the first two months for a monthly subscription. Choose from the ad-based Essential plan or the ad-free Paramount Plus with Showtime and stream NFL football, Landman, Lioness and upcoming releases like Dexter: Original Sin.
When the two-month discount expires, you will be billed at Paramount Plus’ regular monthly rates, which are $8 for Essential and $13 for Paramount Plus with Showtime.
Did you know that you can subscribe to streaming services such as Apple TV Plus, Paramount Plus and Max via Prime Video? These add-on subscriptions typically cost the same as outside Prime Video, but you can save on some now before Black Friday.
Prime Video customers can sign up for the following add-ons and get a two-month discount: Paramount Plus, MGM Plus, AMC Plus, Discovery Plus, Crunchyroll, Starz, Hallmark Plus, Cinemax, ViX Premium, BritBox, PBS Masterpiece, Acorn Television and more. After the months are up, you will pay the standard price for the service unless you cancel. The amount you pay for the two months varies: for MGM Plus it is $1.75 per month; for Paramount Plus it costs $3, so head over to Prime Video’s site if you’re curious.
Live TV streaming service Fubo offers three main packages, with a basic plan offering more than 200 channels. Sports fans can find several RSNs to watch games of their favorite teams, and the service includes cloud DVR.
You can sign up now to get $30 off your first month on these plans: Pro, Elite with Sports Plus, or Deluxe. Fubo’s Spanish-language Latino plan has also been reduced from $33 per month to $15 for the first month.
Boxing fans can now get unparalleled access to boxing content for much less. The streaming platform is cutting subscription prices by 50%, dropping the monthly price to $15 per month (with a minimum three-month subscription) or the annual subscription to $10 per month for 12 months. You can also pay for the annual subscription upfront instead of monthly, saving you about $1 per month. The deal expires on November 29.
Cord cutters who have been holding out for YouTube TV’s NFL Sunday Ticket can now score an annual subscription for just $89, which is a whopping $175 off the usual price. You can also save even more if you bundle the add-on with a YouTube TV basic subscription – which typically costs $73 per month, but drops to $50 for the first two months with this holiday bundle. Please note that if you cancel YouTube TV, you will lose access to the NFL Sunday Ticket.
These discounts are available until December 2.
MagellanTV has a huge collection of over 3,000 curated documentaries, ready for your next movie marathon. While an annual subscription typically costs $60, you can now get a two-year subscription for $60, essentially getting a 50% discount, or offer a whopping three-year subscription for just $72, meaning you’re essentially paying only $24 per year. You can also forego the annual fee and opt for a $160 lifetime subscription as well.
Sling TV is one of our favorite live TV streaming services of 2024, and you can try it out right now for half off. Sling offers two plans, which typically cost $40 per month. Orange, which focuses on sports and family channels, and Blue, which focuses more on news and entertainment. And if you sign up now, you can get both plans for just $20 for the first month. Or bundle both for just $28.
Streaming services as exclusive membership bonuses:
Other streaming deals happening now:
- Starz: New subscribers can get their first month of service from Starz for just $5 for three months. After that, the price jumps to $11 per month until you cancel.
- Curiosity flow: Curiosity Stream delivers documentaries on a wide range of topics, and right now new subscribers can sign up for a lifetime subscription for $200 at StackSocial.
Additionally, some streaming services offer special discounts for students, which you can check out here.
Check back often as we’ll update this page with Black Friday streaming service deals for 2024 as we get closer to the main event.
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Do Black Friday streaming service deals actually save you money?
In general, yes. Many streaming services offer really great Black Friday deals. For example, top streamers like Hulu and Peacock have offered great rates during Black Friday sales. Last year, Hulu even offered a year of service for just $1 a month. The caveat, however, is that some Black Friday deals will be exclusive to new subscribers, while others may only last a few months, instead of the entire year. If you know you want to sign up for a streaming service soon, it’s best to skip free trial offers and sign up as a new subscriber closer to Black Friday instead.
Which streaming services typically offer the best Black Friday deals?
That’s hard to say because it depends on your preferences. However, it’s worth noting that Netflix hasn’t previously participated in Black Friday price cuts, while we’ve seen deals from Peacock, Disney, Hulu, Starz, Fubo and more, so there should be plenty of supply to help you get access to new content at a great price.
