<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national" rel="" target="" title="Australian"><span>Australian</span></a><span> Disney+ subscribers are set to pay more for their streaming plans for the second time in less than 15 months.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In an email to customers, the popular streaming platform said standard monthly subscriptions would immediately rise more than 12 per cent from $15.99 to $17.99 per month for new customers, or from the next billing date for existing customers.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>For standard subscribers who pay on an annual basis, plans will rise $20, from $159.99 to $179.99.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/adrian-portelli-billionaire-offering-one-dollar-litre-fuel-to-club-members/c66f0126-cc08-421d-aa72-67718c33cf72" target="_blank"><strong><span>Billionaire Adrian Portelli launches $1 a litre fuel sale at new servo</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Premium monthly plans will be hiked from $20.99 to $24.99 a month, or an extra $30 for yearly subscribers - rising to $249.99.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It's the second price hike the platform has passed onto Aussie customers in around 14 months.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Premium tier have increased from $17.99 to $24.99 in that time, after the plan was lifted by $4 last March to accommodate fresh ESPN and Hulu inclusions.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/streaming-giant-disney-hikes-plan-prices-for-second-time-in-just-over-a-year/beb5ae52-3f6f-41cf-b6b2-efb6b8cbc48b" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The price change coincides with the launch of a new budget-conscious Standard with Ads plan priced at $9.99.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Customers on promotional offers will not incur the increase, Disney+ said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/westpac-hikes-fixed-rates-on-home-loans/2c2c99dd-4e0a-423b-8b57-ece0d9210112" target="_blank"><strong><span>Westpac hikes interest rates on fixed home loans</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Almost all Aussie adults (91 per cent) used an online service to watch video content in a given week last year, according to research by the Australian Communications and Media Authority.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>More than two-thirds of Australians had a paid streaming subscription last year, the research found.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Of those, 31 per cent were subscribed to Disney+, down from 34 per cent in 2024.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Currently, a standard monthly Netflix plan costs $20.99, a Paramount Plus account is priced at $12.99 and Binge charges $19 a month for a standard plan.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>An Apple TV account costs $15.99 a month and a Stan standard monthly subscription will set you back $17.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Disney+ is a streaming competitor to Stan, which is owned by Nine, the publisher of this website.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Down</span></em></strong></li><li><strong><em><span>load the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>