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Discovery Plus raises prices on both plans

Ad-supported Discovery Plus rises one dollar a month and ad-free two dollars, a week after Paramount closed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery; the new owners wasted no time.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on BBN Newsroom
Published 10:11 AM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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First reported by The Verge: “Discovery Plus is getting more expensive”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 10:11 AM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.

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The VergeDiscovery Plus is getting more expensive

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Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentDiscovery Plus is getting more expensive starting today.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe ad-supported plan goes from five ninety-nine to six ninety-nine a month, and ad-free jumps from nine ninety-nine to eleven ninety-nine.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOkay, but that's only a dollar. A dollar is nothing, I lose more than that down the couch cushions every week.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentFor ad-free it's two dollars, which is twenty-four dollars more a year. And it lands one week after Paramount closed its deal for Warner Bros.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentDiscovery.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOne week?
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentOne week. The new owners got the keys and went straight to your wallet.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the merger is basically a welcome gift for them, and we're the gift bag.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentYou're the gift bag, and you're paying twenty-four dollars a year for it. Gloria, tell me somebody out there is getting a discount.

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