Streamer Plex raises subscription price for the first time in a decade

Streaming service and software maker Plex is raising its prices. The company announced on Wednesday its first price increase in a decade for its premium subscription service Plex Pass, which offers power users a variety of additional features, like offline access, themes, hardware transcoding, and other advanced settings. The service will now cost $6.99 per month, up from $4.99 previously. The yearly cost will also increase to $69.99 up from $39.99, and the lifetime Plex Pass will be $249.99, up from $119.99. The changes will go into effect on April 29, giving Plex Pass subscribers a few more weeks to lock in the lifetime Plex Pass at the cheaper rate ahead of the price hike. Alongside this news, Plex announced changes to remote playback for personal media, the removal of a “mobile unlock” fee, and updates to Plex’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. For the latter, the company stressed that it does not and will not share or sell user data related to personal media, titles in the ... Read full article.