Discovery+ is now weeks away from switching annual plan subscribers to a monthly plan.
- It’s ending annual plans for the small number of users who didn’t have their plans cancelled in February.
If you bought a Discovery+ annual plan directly from them, you’re now less than one month away from a major change to your subscription. Discovery has confirmed you’ll be moved over to a monthly plan on the first billing date from 29th May 2025.
It brings to an end the option to subscribe for a full year and save money. However, recent changes to Discovery’s subscription tiers may make the service less attractive to keep.
At the end of February, all sports content moved to the premium tier. Discovery+ subscribers on the standard tier were either downgraded to Discovery+ Basic or, in the case of annual subscribers, had their plan cancelled.
This means that there are now relatively few users left still on an annual plan sold directly by Discovery+.
If you are one of those, your plan will change to a monthly plan. It will automatically renew each month until you cancel it. There is no penalty if you do cancel.
You should have had an email confirming this. If you haven’t seen it, check your spam/junk folder.
The only way to access Discovery+ on a longer-term basis is if you have Discovery+ as part of a deal provided by a third-party provider, e.g. it’s bundled into your TV subscription. In this case, you’re subscription isn’t directly with Discovery+ and there will be no changes.
Something bigger is coming…
Discovery+ is due to be replaced at the end of the year. That’s when Discovery’s owner WBD’s contract with Sky ends. At this point, WBD will bundle its HBO content, featuring shows like The White Lotus with children’s, news, factual, reality and sports content into its new streaming service Max.
Max is already available in a number of countries worldwide, where it offers viewers access to everything from children’s cartoons to top Hollywood movies. However, details of its pricing in the UK and Ireland haven’t yet been confirmed. But there will be a choice of ad-supported and ad-free tiers. It’s already been confirmed that Sky subscribers will have access to an ad-supported tier of Max.
By: Marc Thornham | Image: WBD