# Discovery+ raises prices up to 20 percent

> Skydance's streaming service increases subscription costs for new and existing subscribers following the company's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.
- Title: Discovery+ raises prices up to 20 percent · Ars Technica
- Summary: Skydance's streaming service increases subscription costs for new and existing subscribers following the company's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery…
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- Source: Ars Technica — https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/skydances-discovery-prices-increase-by-up-to-20-percent
- Published: 2026-10-13T18:06:06+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: discovery+, skydance, streaming, subscription pricing, warner bros. discovery, paramount, technology, science
## Discovery+ prices jump today
Ad-free plans for new subscribers rose from ten dollars to twelve dollars monthly. Ad-based plans increased from six dollars to seven dollars, effective immediately.
## Current subscribers get notice
Existing Discovery+ subscribers will receive thirty days' notice before new prices take effect, starting with bills issued as of November twelve.
## Timing follows Skydance merger
The price increase comes a week after Paramount Skydance bought Discovery+ parent company Warner Bros. Discovery. Skydance said the changes were planned before the merger closed.
## Skydance plans service consolidation
Skydance announced it will combine Paramount+, Discovery+, and HBO Max into a single streaming service over time, potentially raising costs further for subscribers.
## Key takeaway

Discovery+ raised subscription prices by up to twenty percent, with ad-free plans moving from ten dollars to twelve dollars monthly and ad-based plans from six to seven dollars.