First, the promo codes dried up, then the offers to departing subscribers stopped happening. Now comes word that the last reliable way to stream Paramount+ for free will soon go away.

In a letter to its shareholders reporting its third-quarter 2025 results, Paramount announced that it will be “retiring free trials” in an effort to “prioritize quality growth that delivers strong returns.”

The news comes from David Ellison, the new CEO of Paramount, who also announced yet another round of price increases for Paramount+, with the ad-supported Paramount+ Essential plan going up a buck a month to $8.99/month while the ad-free Premium plan will get a $1-a-month price hike to $13.99/month.

Annual Paramount+ streaming plans are going up too, with a year’s worth of Paramount+ Essential incr

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