In less than two weeks, the first year of SkyShowtime’s presence in Spain will be completed, the latest debut in our market of streaming services for movies and series, and which today offers one of the cheapest subscriptions we can find. Let’s recall that its launch took place on February 28, 2023, and from the beginning it wanted to interest us with a wide and varied selection of content (although it is true that some of the ones originally planned, like Twin Peaks, ended up being delayed by a few weeks).

However, what stood out most about his launch wasboth with its price and promotional offer for users who subscribed to the service within the first two months. Recall that its regular monthly fee is 5.99 euros, but that this offer was guaranteed a 50% discount for life, so until April 27 it was possible to get SkyShowtime for a monthly fee of 2 99 euros, which is surprising considering that at the time most streaming services were raising their prices.

It is true that at this time SkyShowtime hasn’t seen big premieres, although it is true that they will soon break this trend with the arrival of Oppenheimer in their catalog and that their catalog is not as extensive as that of other services (although it contains some wonders), and that they should urgently introduce improvements in the quality of the picture and sound, but of course at that price (especially if you’re one of those who signed up with the introductory offer) it makes sense to put a little more margin. However, that is about to change.

The platform itself confirmed this in an official statement, SkyShowtime will increase its rates from April 23 and start offering subscriptions with advertisingsomething that must have turned out to be especially profitable given the speed with which many major services are starting to offer this type of subscription (we can bet that it will eventually be present on all major platforms).

Monthly subscription of the standard tariff (without advertising) which costs 5.99 euros today, will now cost 7.99 euros. For color tastes, of course, but if this increase is not accompanied by improvements in image and video quality, as well as important movements in its catalog, the proposal becomes much, much less competitive, until it loses practically all its interest. . It is not specifically stated, but it can be assumed that this increase will also apply to the special introductory offer, which therefore should rise from 2.99 to 3.99 euros per month.

To offer a more economical option, we effectively have a plan with ads that will also start running on April 23rd that It will cost 4.99 euros per month, one euro less than what is currently paid for an ad-free plan, three less than what it will cost when the increase occurs. And for those who prefer the annual payment method and the associated savings, they can opt for ad-free plan for 62.99 eurosor plan with advertising for 39.99 euros.