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STARZ raises its monthly plan from $10.99 to $11.99/mo
STARZ raises its monthly plan from $10.99 to $11.99/mo; the annual plan stays $69.99
What changed
- STARZ monthly
- Was Before: $10.99/mo
- After: $11.99/mo
- +$1 · +9%
- STARZ annual
- Before: $69.99/yr
- After: $69.99/yr
- Unchanged
When it hits your bill
- New subscribers
- On or before
- Existing subscribers
- Starz said on its May 7, 2026 earnings call that the increase flows through the subscriber base starting in the second quarter of 2026.
What this means for you
The standard STARZ app subscription costs $1 more a month; paying yearly now saves more.
Context
2022$9.99
2023$10.99
2024$11.99
this change$11.99
now
How we know
An archived copy of STARZ's sign-up page from Mar 15, 2026 lists the monthly plan at $10.99.
An archived copy from Mar 31, 2026 lists it at $11.99.
On its May 2026 earnings call, Starz said it executed the increase on Apr 1, 2026.
Sources
- STARZ sign-up page: monthly $10.99, archived March 15 2026 · archived copy
- STARZ sign-up page: monthly $11.99, archived March 31 2026 · archived copy
- The Motley Fool: Starz (STRZ) Q1 2026 earnings call transcript (May 7, 2026 call) · archived copy
Full research notes
STARZ's sign-up page lists the monthly plan at “Recurring cost of $10.99/mo” in an archived copy from March 15, 2026 and at “Recurring cost of $11.99/mo” in the next archived copy, March 31, 2026. On Starz Entertainment's first-quarter 2026 earnings call (May 7, 2026), management said “We executed our price increase on April 1” (April 1, 2026) and that the increase to $11.99 “will flow through the subscriber base starting in Q2”. The annual plan stayed at $69.99. Dated on or before the first archived copy with $11.99.
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