News & Reviews:   Netflix subscription

What's a way companies can force people to pay more for services? Either increase prices or remove cheaper subscription options. The first happened with the Xbox PC Game Pass, while Netflix is taking the second option.

After being in the works for a while now, Netflix is finally set to launch its ad-supported subscription tier next month in 12 countries. Called ‘Basic with Ads’, it will be available in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, South Korea, Spain, Mexico, the UK and the US.

Netflix has announced that it will be partnering with tech giant Microsoft for the streaming service’s proposed ad-supported subscription plan. The move to introduce such a plan was announced back in April this year following Netflix's struggles in retaining and adding subscribers.