Best streaming deals: You can still get Starz for $3 a month
UPDATE: Feb. 22, 2024, 5:00 a.m. EST This post has been updated with the best streaming deals and service bundles, including an extended free trial of Paramount+ with Showtime.
Streaming services have become a modern cultural staple: we build them into our monthly bills alongside rent and electricity. However, there are always loopholes to get out of paying full price for the top apps. If you've had your eye on a particular streaming service, see if this week's best streaming deals are the incentive you've been waiting for.
Our top pick
Why we like it
Starz deals come and go regularly, so it's always a treat when you see one as good as this pop back up. If you sign up now, you can lock in three months of the streaming service for just $3 a month, compared to the usual $10. That saves you a total of $21, and gives you access to shows and movies like Blindspotting, The Black Phone, and Party Down. This is the second week we've seen this deal live, and we don't expect it to stick around forever, so if you want to lock in this price, we recommend doing it sooner rather than later.
Best Netflix deal
Why we like it
Netflix will officially be axing their cheapest ad-free subscription plan (aka their most affordable plan) in the U.K. and Canada starting in the second quarter of this year. For now, there are no details on if or when this will affect U.S. users, but don't be surprised if the plan is phased out everywhere.
So how do you get around what is essentially a price raise? Go for the deals. Though Netflix's are rare, if you're a Verizon customer, you're in luck. Through Verizon's +play streaming portal, when you buy one valid seasonal or annual subscription, you get Netflix Premium for a year for free. That's a year of Netflix's highest plan, which usually clocks in at $22.99 per month. You can also bundle Netflix Premium and Starz for $25.99 per month, saving you $6.99 per month (or $83.88 annually).
More streaming deals and bundles
Amazon Prime Video
Try it with a 30-day free trial
AMC+
No current standalone deals, but try it with a seven-day free trial
Apple TV+
Get three free months at Best Buy just because (save $9.99 per month)
Get three free months with the purchase of an Apple product (save $29.97)
Students get free Apple TV+ along with an Apple Music subscription (save $9.99 per month)
T-Mobile customers with a Go5G or Go5G Plus plan get a free subscription
Curiosity Stream
No current standalone deals
DirecTV Stream
Get three free months of Max, Paramount+ with Showtime, Starz, MGM+, and Cinemax with purchase of an Entertainment, Choice, or Ultimate package (save $161.97)
Disney+
Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ (with ads) — $14.99 per month (save 44%)
Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ (no ads) — $24.99 per month (save 41%)
Disney+, Hulu (with ads) — $9.99 per month (save 37%)
Disney+, Hulu (no ads) — $19.99 per month (save 37%)
Verizon customers with myPlan can add a Disney bundle, that gives them access to Disney+ Premium (no ads), Hulu, and ESPN (with ads) for just $10 per month (save $8.99 per month)
discovery+
No current standalone deals, but try it for free with a seven-day trial
FuboTV
Try it with a seven-day free trial
New subscribers get 30 days free of FuboTV Pro if you're a My Best Buy Plus or Total member (save $74.99)
Max
Max (with ads) — $99.99/year (save $1.66/month)
Max (no ads) — $149.99/year (save $3.50/month)
Max Ultimate (no ads) — $199.99/year (save $3.33/month)
Hulu
Eligible college students can get a monthly subscription for $1.99 per month (save $6 per month)
Opt for an annual plan of Hulu (with ads) for $79.99 instead of $7.99 monthly (save $15.89)
Try for free with a 30-day trial
T-Mobile customers with Go5G Next plans are eligible for one year of Hulu (with ads) for free (save $79.99)
MGM+
Get six free months when you buy a Fire TV device at Amazon
Try for free with a seven-day trial
Netflix
Verizon customers can get a year of Netflix for free when they purchase select annual subscriptions through +play
Verizon customers with myPlan can add a Netflix and Max bundle (with ads) for $10 per month (save $6.99 per month)
T-Mobile customers with Go5G and Go5G Plus plans can save between $9.99 and $15.49/month on Netflix Basic or Standard while you maintain at least two qualifying lines
NFL Sunday Ticket
Lock in your next season of NFL Sunday Ticket + YouTube TV for just $299 (save $50)
Paramount+ with Showtime
Select MyPanera members can get a free three-month Walmart+ subscription and select Verizon MyPlan members can save $2.95/month on a Walmart+ subscription (Walmart+ unlocks Paramount+ Essential)
AARP members get a 10% discount on monthly and annual Paramount+ Essential and Paramount+ with SHOWTIME plans
Students get a Paramount+ Essential plan for $4.50 per month (save $1.49 per month)
Peacock
Peacock Premium for students — $1.99/month for 12 months (save $3/month)
If you're a JetBlue TrueBlue member, get 1,000 TrueBlue points when you sign up for a new Peacock subscription (save $11.98)
If you have JetBlue Mosaic status, you get one year free of Peacock (a $59.99 value)
Instacart+ members get a free Peacock Premium annual membership (save $59.99)
Philo
No current standalone deals, but try it with a seven-day free trial
Sling TV
Get 50% off your first month of Sling Orange, Sling Blue, or Sling Orange & Blue
Starz
Get three months for just $3 per month instead of $10 per month (save $21)
Vudu
No current standalone deals.
YouTube TV
New users can lock in their first three months of the YouTube TV Base Plan for just $62.99 instead of $72.99 (save $30)
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Leah Stodart is a Philadelphia-based Senior Shopping Reporter at Mashable where she covers and tests essential home tech like vacuums and TVs, plus eco-friendly hacks. Her ever-evolving experience in these categories comes in clutch when making recommendations on how to spend your money during shopping holidays like Black Friday, which Leah has been covering for Mashable since 2017.
Bethany Allard is a Los Angeles-based shopping reporter at Mashable covering beauty tech, dating, sex and relationships, and headphones. That basically means she puts her hair through a lot, scrolls through a lot of dating apps, and rotates through a lot of different headphones. In addition to testing out and rounding up the best products, she also covers deals for Mashable, paying an especially obsessive amount of attention to Apple deals and prices. That knowledge comes in handy when she's covering shopping holidays like Prime Day and Black Friday, which she's now done for three years at Mashable.
