News Netflix Finally Launches Its Ad-Supported Plan for $6.99 per Month Users of the "basic" subscription will see an average of 4 to 5 minutes of ads per hour – before and during shows or films. Each ad insert will be 15-30 seconds long with no ability to skip or fast-forward through them.
News Netflix Introduces Subscription Payment Option That Bypasses the App Store Earlier this year, Apple began allowing some apps to use external links to let their users log in and pay for subscriptions outside of the Apple Store. Netflix is now launching an option in its iOS app that takes users to its website to finish a new subscription.
News Netflix to Partner with Microsoft on a New Ad-Supported Subscription Netflix has been talking to other potential partners in recent months to launch a subscription with ads, including Google and Comcast, but chose Microsoft for its "flexibility to innovate over time" and "strong privacy protections."
