2026 is the most aggressive price-hike year in streaming history. Peacock up $3 in July. Netflix up again. Prime Video charging extra to remove the ads it added. Spotify, Paramount+, Crunchyroll, all up.
Each hike is "just a few dollars." Together they rebuilt the $150 cable bill we all fled, except now it takes eight logins.
We demand: grandfather pricing for annual subscribers, a plain-language notice 60 days before any increase with one-click cancellation, and ad-free tiers that stay ad-free.
Streaming was supposed to be the fair deal. Make them remember that, one loud number at a time.