The number of streaming services available for a monthly subscription, such as Netflix and Disney+, continues to grow. Nowadays, many of us struggle to keep track of our spending on these services.
This situation has a negative economic impact on consumers. The increasing competition and the need to save money are driving users to cut back, causing some platforms to lose subscribers.
The most affected by this trend is undeniably Netflix. Despite almost a decade of continuous growth, Netflix has been unable to stop the recent decline in its user base.
In the past, the platform tried to address this by eliminating account sharing. Now, Netflix is working on a completely free package to attract users. Here are the details…
Free Netflix with Ads? Only Certain Viewers Might Benefit
Netflix aims to regain users lost due to rising subscription fees. Among the company’s plans is a completely free, ad-supported package. Interestingly, this package will not be available to everyone.
Netflix will offer its ad-supported free package to users in Asia and Europe instead of the U.S. This is not the first time the platform has attempted such an initiative. Despite positive outcomes from similar previous trials, the company did not continue with the projects.
Most recently, Netflix introduced an ad-supported plan called “Standard with Ads.” This plan was launched in July 2023, coinciding with the removal of the cheapest ad-free plan. However, this change resulted only in negative feedback.
However, a completely free ad-supported plan might be the solution the company is looking for. As you may know, the quality of content on the platform has been “questionable” for some time. Therefore, many people believe that the platform’s pricing is not justified.
