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Disney+, Netflix Hikes Bring Cost of Cord-Cutter Package to $92

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Disney+, Netflix Hikes Bring Cost of Cord-Cutter Package to $92

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And it’s getting more expensive to assemble a top-notch streaming collection, with the cost rapidly approaching the level of a traditional cable bundle.\nIf you put together the flagship streaming services from the biggest media and tech companies, including Amazon.com Inc.,AT&T Inc.,Netflix Inc. and Walt Disney Co., it would now cost you $92 a month in the U.S. That’s almost as much as a typical cable-TV subscription, which S&P Global Market Intelligence puts at $93.50.\nThat doesn’t include services such as Fox Nation, which is aimed at die-hard Fox News fans, or AMC+, an outlet with movies and “The Walking Dead.” It also assumes you’re willing to pay full freight for Netflix,Comcast Corp.’s Peacock and ViacomCBS Inc.’s Paramount+, rather than the lower-end versions. 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