Netflix AU Just Announced The Pricing Of Its Monthly Plans
Launching tomorrow, Netflix AU has undercut each of the other streaming services.
US-based streaming service Netflix finally hits our shores tomorrow morning, with a local offering that, while significantly stripped back from its Stateside counterpart, has the added benefit of existing in less of a legal grey area to the geo-unblocked service a bunch of you are already accessing.
And this morning, they announced the pricing of each package, which looks set to undercut the plethora of competitors — Stan, Presto et. al. — that have popped up locally in the meantime.
A single-stream, standard definition plan will set you back $8.99 per month — $1 cheaper than the cheapest offerings from Stan, Quickflix and Foxtel’s Presto; a two-stream, HD plan goes for $11.99 a month; and a four-stream, 4K ultra-high definition plan is $14.99. The service can also be watched on game consoles including PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, XBox One and Nintendo’s Wii U.
Launching on the new platform is season three of House of Cards (which you may or may not have already been a little disappointed by), season one and two of Orange Is The New Black (and, soon, season three, which will launch globally on Netflix on June 12, despite earlier reports that Foxtel had exclusive first-play rights), the high-energy and mostly delightful Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and the Kyle Chandler, Sissy Spacec and Ben Mendelsohn family thriller, Bloodline — as well as a smattering of comedy specials, documentaries, and films.
While a bunch of your favourite shows still have exclusive deals with Foxtel — including Game of Thrones — the new pricing details were announced the same day as a report by Venture Consulting found almost 10% of Foxtel’s customers were considering downgrading their subscriptions, or quitting the service all together.
According to Fairfax, Foxtel are not too worried; slashed prices and more content led to the biggest ever quarter of growth for the platform, a success that Chief Executive Richard Freudenstein believes will continue despite all the new streaming services on offer.
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