Beloved TV app on iPhone and Amazon Fire Sticks ‘to offer cheaper plan’
APPLE TV+ has plans to roll out a cheaper version of its streaming service.
Launched in 2019, Apple TV+ is a subscription streaming service offered by Apple.
Currently, the service sets subscribers back $9.99 per month or $99 for the year.
But now the company is working on an ad-supported version that could cost users less.
A report from Business insider notes that Apple has hired former NBCUniversal executive Joseph Cady to lead the initiative.
If Apple successfully implements the new version, it will join a long list of streaming services that offer ads.
Most recently, Amazon Prime introduced ads on Prime Video at the end of January.
The move was met with resistance from many Prime subscribers, who shared that they had canceled their memberships as a result.
And to bypass the ads, Prime asked users to pay $2.99 per month on top of their subscriptions.
However, because Apple is lowering its fees in exchange for advertising, it could see some success, experts say.
It’s not clear what the new pricing system would look like when the new version rolls out, or when it would be available.
OTHER WAYS TO SCORE APPLE TV+
If you don’t want to pay anything for Apple TV+ but still want access to the service, you can get it for free as a new or existing T-Mobile or Sprint customer.
T-Mobile users can get the benefit at no extra cost, as long as they have a Go5G Next or Go 5G Plus subscription.
Or they can get the Apple service for free for six months with the Go5G plan.
Meanwhile, Sprint customers are eligible for the service through the Sprint MAX and Sprint ONE plans.
APPLETV+
Apple TV+ includes original content as well as critically acclaimed movies and TV shows.
Some popular movie titles include Oscar-nominated films such as Killers of the Flower Moon, Oppenheimer, and The Wolf of Wall Street.
Meanwhile, some popular TV shows on the platform are Avatar, Yellowstone and Walker.
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