Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Lionsgate’s Starz and Amazon’s MGM+ are joining forces through a new 20% discounted bundle offer for Prime members in the U.S., in the hopes of seeing a bump in subs.
The bundle arrangement is part of a new long-term deal between Starz and Amazon. The MGM+/Starz bundle on Prime Video in the U.S.
will launch “in the coming weeks,” priced at $11.99 per month, according to Starz. That’s a 20% discount off the combined price of both standalone subscriptions (Starz is $8.99 per month and MGM+ is $5.99 per month).
The deal is available to members of Prime ($139 per year or $14.99 per month in the U.S.) or the standalone Prime Video service ($8.99 per month). “We are excited to join forces with Amazon to offer Starz together with MGM+ to their millions of customers on Prime Video,” said Alison Hoffman, Starz’s president, domestic networks. “Starz is a complementary service to general entertainment offerings, so we’re thrilled to see that bundling is now here and believe there will be many more bundling opportunities to come.” Starz and MGM+ (previously known as Epix) are teaming up amid the ongoing fight for share in the streaming market.
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