Netflix hikes prices in U.S. to $13.99/mo. standard, $17.99/mo. for premium plan

Netflix is raising the prices of both the Standard two-stream HD plan, its most popular package, by about 8% — going from $12.99 per month to $13.99 and the Premium tier (with four streams and including 4K Ultra HD content) is going up by $2, from $15.99 monthly to $17.99 for U.S. customers. The price of the company’s Basic plan (with a single non-HD stream) will remain at $8.99 monthly.
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