The arrival of a new year of streaming brims with anticipation for all the great things you’ll watch. You could get hooked on an underrated show, binge the return of a favorite or stream a new Oscar Best Picture winner from your couch. Envisioning upcoming entertainment is better when you don’t factor in how the price to watch it could change — and already is.
The year has already brought increases to services you might use to stream shows, movies, music and live TV, such as Paramount Plus, Spotify and Sling. Streamflation or not, you probably aren’t going to take a total break from streaming this year, so we’re tracking every price rise from 2025 onward. If you hit your spending limit, you can cancel, rotate services or scout for discounts.
2026 Streaming Price HikesPrime Video (starting April 2026)
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