Streaming

Six ad-free streamers held all year cost $1,313.28. Rotated two months at a time, the same six cost $218.88. The full calendar and the arithmetic.

MUBI is $14.99 a month or $119.88 a year; MUBI GO adds a weekly cinema ticket for $5 more. The arithmetic, and who should skip it.

An ad-free streaming stack cost $62.94 a month in December 2020. Today it’s $116.44 — up 85%, nearly three times inflation. Every price sourced.

4K costs $84 a year extra on Netflix, $54 on HBO Max and $0 on Disney+. The three conditions you need before paying for it, and the maths.

Disney+ and Hulu for $12.99, Apple TV and Peacock for $17.99, five apps for $30 at Xfinity. What each bundle really saves a year, and who it fails.

YouTube TV is $82.99, Fubo Pro $88.99 plus a regional fee, Hulu + Live TV $99.99. The annual gap is up to $204 — here’s who should pay it.

BritBox is $10.99 a month, $109.99 a year or $149.99 for Premier. Where the annual plan breaks even, what Premier adds, and who should skip it.

Crunchyroll from $99.99 a year, HIDIVE $79.99, Netflix from $8.99 a month. The yearly arithmetic for anime fans, and who should skip all three.

Shudder is $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year. AMC+ includes it for $1 more a month. The arithmetic for horror fans, and who should skip it.

Disney+ is $12.49 a month with ads. Netflix and Paramount+ are $8.99. Here’s the real annual cost of a kids’ streaming stack — and the free option.

HBO Max’s annual plans cost exactly ten months of the monthly rate. Here are the five routes to HBO shows, priced, and which one wins for you.

Hulu on its own is $12.49 a month. Adding all of Disney+ costs 50 cents more. The arithmetic on every Hulu tier, from Hulu’s own price list.