Oct 19, 2026Discovery+'s Price Just Went Up — One Week After a $110 Billion Merger
Discovery+ raised US prices on October 13 — the first pricing move by its new owner, Paramount Skydance, a week after its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery closed.
Oct 12, 2026YouTube TV's $7.5 Million Auto-Renewal Settlement Reaches Its Final Hearing
A six-year-old California class action over YouTube TV's auto-renewal disclosures gets its final court hearing October 15 — what the settlement covers and who gets paid.
Oct 5, 2026Amazon's Prime Settlement Payout Just Jumped From $51 to $200
The FTC revised its $2.5 billion Amazon Prime settlement this September — a bigger payout cap, more eligible consumers, and no claim form required.
Sep 28, 2026Disney+'s Ad-Free Plan Has Now Tripled Since Launch
Disney raised Disney+ and Hulu prices again on September 23 — the fourth hike in four years. It's part of a wider pattern: streaming prices are rising three times faster than inflation.
Sep 21, 2026YouTube Premium's Price Hike Hits Europe This Week
Billing cycles from September 23 bring a second 2026 price rise to Europe and Singapore — and in parts of the EU, ignoring it cancels you instead of renewing you.
Sep 14, 2026New York City's Click-to-Cancel Law Takes Effect October 1
The federal version died in court six days before it could apply nationwide. Fourteen months later, NYC is enforcing a version of it anyway.
Sep 12, 2026The Streaming Price Hikes All Landing on September 17
Disney's ESPN plans, its legacy bundle, and Peacock's delayed second wave of price increases all reach subscribers the same week.
Sep 8, 2026The Subscriptions People Search Hardest to Cancel
A year of Google Trends data on "how to cancel" searches — one service dominates so completely it isn't close, and the reasons are on the public record.
Sep 8, 2026Why Everything With a Chip in It Just Got More Expensive
Roku raised device prices by up to 60%. A global memory shortage driven by the AI boom is quietly pushing up prices through 2028.
Sep 7, 2026How to Cancel Any Subscription: Notice Periods and Your Rights
A country-by-country guide to cancellation rights — EU cooling-off rules, US state auto-renewal laws, the FTC's click-to-cancel rule, and the UK Consumer Rights Act.
Sep 7, 2026Subscription Creep: Why Households Are Quietly Overspending
Nobody decides to spend €400 a month on subscriptions. It happens four euros at a time, until nobody remembers signing up for half of it.
Sep 7, 2026Free Trial Traps: How to Never Get Charged by Accident Again
A free trial has one job for the company offering it: get you to forget it's temporary. Here's how the mechanism works, and how to beat it.
Sep 7, 2026Streaming Subscription Prices Around the World
The same Netflix plan costs a different amount depending on which country you signed up in — and almost everywhere, it costs more than it did.
Sep 7, 2026Terma vs. Rocket Money vs. Bobby: Which Tracker Is Right for You?
Three genuinely different approaches to the same problem — bank-linked automatic detection, manual privacy-first entry, and scan-based AI with no bank access.
Sep 7, 2026Auto-Renewal Laws Around the World: What Consumers Need to Know
The mechanism that turns a trial into a recurring charge is now, in most major markets, something regulators specifically write rules about.
Sep 7, 20265 Signs You're Paying for a Subscription You Don't Use
An unused subscription doesn't send you a notice. It just keeps renewing until something else makes you go looking. Here's what to look for.
Sep 7, 2026How to Spot Sneaky Recurring Charges on Your Bank Statement
Most people scan a statement for amounts that look wrong. The charges worth worrying about are usually the ones designed to look unremarkable.
Sep 7, 2026What Is Terma? Every Feature and Plan, Explained
Terma tracks subscriptions, contracts, and warranties by scanning what you already have — no bank connection required. Here's exactly what it does.