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By: Julia Hanigk
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Netflix and Disney+ are taking action against account sharing.
An expert reveals how to get the most out of your streaming subscriptions.
Munich – Since 2023, Netflix users have no longer been allowed to use a shared account.
Violations could result in an account being blocked due to password sharing.
This move has already paid off for Netflix, with the company adding 13 million new subscribers in the last three months of 2023.
Before this rule change, around 100 million households streamed through friends and family.
Now Disney+ is planning a similar approach.
Given these changes, many consumers are looking for legal alternatives.
Frederick Lüders, founder of the account sharing platform Partizi, shared some tips with
IPPEN.MEDIA
on how you can still save money and get the most out of Netflix, Spotify and other streaming services.
1. Check your subscriptions
Lüders advises: “Regularly check which services you really use and cancel the ones you don’t need.”
It is possible to temporarily pause your subscription with many providers and thus save money.
It might make sense not to subscribe to all services at the same time, but to switch between different providers every month.
2. Share your Spotify, Disney or Netflix account
Some services offer “shared” subscriptions, for example for families or groups of friends.
This is usually cheaper than an individual subscription because the costs can be spread across all participants.
Services like Disney+ or Netflix make it possible to create multiple sub-accounts that everyone can log in to individually.
Accounts on Netflix, Disney+ and Spotify can also be shared legally via sharing platforms and thus save costs.
“If you don’t have your own subscription, you can simply join another account there,” recommends Lüders.
3. Take advantage of trial periods, social discounts and deals for long-term subscriptions
Lüders also explains taking advantage of trial periods: “Some streaming services offer free trial periods.
Use this to test the service before deciding on a subscription.
However, probationary periods are becoming increasingly rare and shorter.
But there are always special offers, for example on
mydealz
.
On the other hand, there are sometimes discounts when booking long-term subscriptions.” There are also discounts for certain groups of people.
Spotify and Amazon Prime, for example, offer cheap tariffs for students.
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4. Switch between different streaming providers
“Especially with subscriptions that have little and specific content, such as Paramount+ and Disney+, it is worthwhile to only book individual months,” says Lüders.
If you want to benefit from annual discounts despite a short period of use, you can also book a shared subscription for one to two months via sharing platforms.
5. Use cost-effective advertising subscriptions
Netflix, Disney+ and, more recently, Amazon Prime offer special, cheaper advertising subscriptions.
The disadvantage: advertising clips are displayed while streaming.
Advertising is also shown before the start of the selected series or film.
Savings on streaming could become even more relevant in the future.
Because Netflix has already announced that it will increase subscription prices again in 2024.
However, according to the latest figures from Netflix, the American series boom actually seems to be slowing down.
In 2023, 481 scripted series were released in the United States, according to a study by media analysis firm Ampere.
In 2022 there were still 633 US series.
However, broadcasting rights such as Amazon, WOW TV, RTL+ or DAZN also become relevant for sporting events.
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