The price of Comcast’s streaming bundle has been revealed – and it’s cheaper than Netflix’s standard tier
Streaming bundles are increasingly the future for households trying to combine multiple, more expensive subscriptions. And just eight days after Comcast unveiled its plan to help you reduce the size of your streaming spend with its StreamSaver bundle, the media conglomerate has confirmed how much it will cost to subscribe to its new package deal.
On May 14, Comcast announced the debut of its StreamSaver bundle, a multi-streamer offering that gives you access to Netflix, Apple TV Plus and Peacock at an affordable price. Essentially, it’s a package deal that can save you money in the long run because you don’t have to sign up with all three platforms to enjoy the content they offer.
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts said at the time that the bundle would be available soon for a “heavily discounted price,” although no official monthly amount was revealed beyond the bundle itself. Now it looks like Comcast has kept its word, with a StreamSaver plan starting at just $15 per month, according to a Comcast press release.
To put that into context, an individual sign-up for Netflix’s Standard with Ads tier, Apple TV Plus, and Peacock Premium (Peacock’s ad-supported tier) would cost $22.97 each month. Essentially, you’ll save yourself about $8 every 30 days by signing up for Comcast’s StreamSaver deal. Put another way, that’s a savings of about 35% across three of the world’s top streaming services.
However, there are caveats to this deal. The $15 per month fee is in addition to the price existing and new Xfinity Internet customers pay (or will pay) for their Comcast Internet and/or TV plans. If you sign up for the StreamSaver deal, you’ll also be on the ad-supported tiers for both Netflix and Peacock, rather than the non-ad-supported tiers. Still, it represents a seismic savings overall; one similar to the Disney Plus, Hulu and ESPN Plus bundle, which also costs $15 per month.
If you also want to get access to Now TV, you can bundle all four streaming platforms for $30 per month. That’s a slight increase over Comcast’s existing “Now TV plus Peacock” plan, which costs $20 per month. Whichever plan you choose, all costs will appear on one monthly bill, making it as hassle-free as possible.
We need a bigger bundle
It’s no secret that streaming is becoming increasingly expensive, and as prices in other areas rise across the board, households are having to make tough decisions about where to spend their money. Entertainment giants aren’t making things any easier either, as Netflix is ββexpected to see another price hike at all levels later in 2024, while Max could follow the lead of Netflix and Disney Plus in raising rates. If costs continue to rise, more and more viewers will vote with their feet and become more selective about the streaming services they subscribe to.
It seems like many of us already are. a Statistical study, published earlier this year, found that nearly 40% of respondents surveyed “wish their shows were all on one platform,” while “one in three respondents stated that it’s becoming too expensive to pay for all the content they want to watch “. It’s no wonder people flit between the likes of Netflix or Apple’s streaming platform to watch the best Netflix shows or the best Apple TV Plus shows every month to get their money’s worth.
Bundles like Comcast’s StreamSaver greatly simplify the billing process for multiple subscriptions and make it easier to justify subscribing to multiple streaming services per household. That said, the advent of such bundles β especially bundles that herald a return to the old days of cable TV β also speaks to the need for greater subscriber growth among the major streamers, and how expensive it has become for households to remain connected to individual subscriptions. platforms. Streaming bundles like these are probably the smartest choice you can make, and I’d be surprised if we don’t see more of them in the coming months and years.