The Paramount-Skydance Merger Will Cost You More for Streaming Starting Next Month
If you thought your monthly streaming bills were already too high, brace yourself. The recently finalized Paramount Skydance merger is about to hit your wallet directly, as executives confirm plans to bundle Paramount+ with Showtime and raise the price by 20% starting next month. What does this mean for you? Your favorite shows might be locked behind a higher tier, while ads are coming to the cheapest plan. In a move that feels like a bait-and-switch, existing annual subscribers will see their plans auto-renew at the increased rate unless they manually downgrade—and that downgrade will include more commercials. Paramount is betting the Skydance merger will let them compete with Netflix and Disney+, but you're the one paying for that ambition. Before you get that next subscription reminder, check your account settings. Your wallet is on the clock.