Discovery Plus is getting more expensive

<figure> <img alt="Vector collage of the Discovery Plus logo." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/STKB342_DISCOVERY_PLUS_CVIRGINIA_C.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Discovery Plus is raising prices across its ad-free and ad-supported plans. Starting Tuesday, the ad-supported plan will go from $5.99 to $6.99 / month, while the ad-free tier will jump from $9.99 to $11.99 / month.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The price hike comes just one week after <a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/1005480/paramount-warner-bros-discovey-merger-closed">Paramount closed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery</a>, which owned Discovery Plus and HBO Max. The combined companies, known as Skydance, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/1005696/hbo-max-paramout-plus-merge-skydance">plan to merge Paramount Plus and HBO Max</a> into "a single service over time," though it's not clear <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/discovery-plus-future-under-skydance-1236723587/">whether Discovery Plus</a> will remain a standalone streamer.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Discovery Plus streams shows from networks like TLC, The Discovery Channel, HGTV, Food Netw …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/streaming/1009994/discovery-plus-price-increase">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>