Netflix has announced to launch the Basic with Ads plan starting November 2022. The new lower priced ad-ed plan will be available in 12 countries including Australia, Brazil, Canada, , , Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Spain, the UK and the US. The Basic with Ads plan from Netflix will cost $6.99 (nearly Rs. 570) in the US, and is scheduled to launch on November 3 in the country. Meanwhile, s in Canada and Mexico will receive the new plan on November 1. However, Netflix has not announced any new ad-ed plans for India yet.
In the latest Netflix, the OTT platform has announced the launch of Basic with Ads subscription, under the company's lower priced ad-ed plan. According to the release, the new subscription plan will offer almost similar features like the Netflix's Basic plan, with slight differences. With the new Basic with Ads plan, the content, personalised experience, number of connected devices and the ease to change or cancel the plan at any time remains same as the Basic subscription.
However, Netflix has decided to bring the introduce HD viewing experience for both the Basic with Ads and Basic plans starting November. Moreover, the ad-ed plan with come with an average of 4 to 5 minutes of ads per hour, absence of movies and TV shows with licensing restrictions and no feature to titles.
The new Basic with Ads plan will be launched in 12 countries this November including Australia, Brazil, Canada, , , Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Spain, the UK and the US. For s in Canada and Mexico, the plan will launch on November 1. Meanwhile, Netflix s in the US will get their hands on the new subscription plan, at just $6.99 per month, starting November 3. For s in the UK, the plan will cost EUR 4.99 (nearly Rs. 400) per month, while the monthly price in Canada has been fixed at CAD 5.99 (nearly Rs. 360). For pricing details in other countries, s can visit Netflix's Help Center.
With the introduction of the new plan, there will be no change for current plans and s. For g up to the new plan, s have to go to Netflix.com < with email, date of birth, and gender details.
Meanwhile, Netflix has not yet announced any plans to launch Basic with Ads in India. In India, Netflix provides four subscription plans currently — Mobile, Basic, Standard and . The Mobile plan is the cheapest of all and comes at Rs. 149 a month.