JioCinema Premium annual plan has been silently launched by the platform, a month after the Viacom18-owned streaming service launched a month-to-month subscription plan that provides entry to streaming movies at up 4K decision with out commercials (aside from sports activities and reside occasions). The price of the annual plan is cheaper than these provided by rival companies, in addition to the unique, now-discontinued premium plan. In the meantime, an introductory supply brings the worth of the newly launched annual subscription down by 50 p.c.
The streaming platform on Saturday confirmed the arrival of the brand new plan and the JioCinema web site now presents a Premium Annual plan that’s priced at Rs. 599. As a part of an introductory supply, clients can avail of a 50 p.c low cost that brings the worth of the subscription right down to Rs. 299. After the primary 12-month billing cycle is over, the platform will cost customers the complete quantity.
In response to the corporate’s web site, the JioCinema Premium Annual plan presents the identical advantages because the month-to-month plan — ad-free streaming of movies together with premium content material — HBO, Paramount, Peacock, and Warner Bros. — at 4K decision, on one gadget. Customers can even obtain and watch content material on their gadget for offline viewing.
It is value noting that all three streaming plans will supply ad-free streaming, however the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket event and different sports activities and reside occasions will proceed to includue commercials.
At its present value of Rs. 299, the Premium Annual plan presents significantly better worth for cash than the Premium Month-to-month plan, because the latter renews at Rs. 59. The brand new Premium Annual plan can be less expensive than the older annual subscription choice that was priced at Rs. 999, and was discontinued final month.
Final month, JioCinema launched a Premium Household subscription priced at Rs. 149, with an introductory supply that lowered the subscription value to Rs. 89 for the primary month. There isn’t any phrase on whether or not the corporate plans to introduce an annual model of the Premium Household subscription plan.
Even at Rs. 59, JioCinema’s month-to-month subscription remains to be cheaper than Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, and Amazon Prime Video. A mobile-only Netflix plan begins at Rs. 149 a month, each Disney+ Hotstar and Amazon Prime Video cost clients a month-to-month subscription payment of Rs. 299, whereas the annual price of each streaming companies is Rs. 1,499.
