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Are you looking for the perfect gift for family and friends seeking instant gratification? Let’s face it; nothing says “I love you” in 2023, quite like a good reason not to leave the house.
To cover all the bases for those with even the most niche interests, here’s the perfect way to show how much attention you’ve paid to what everyone is actually watching and give them a lot more where that came from.
DISNEY PLUS GIFT SUBSCRIPTIONS
Disney+ is officially the hottest family-friendly streaming platform to date. And in addition to movies and series from the Walt Disney and Pixar collections, it also gives parents and fans of all ages access to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Star Wars, National Geographic, and 20th Century Fox goodies such as The Simpsons. So yeah, you do have to watch Cars and Frozen again. And again.
Gift subscriptions can only be purchased for year-long subscriptions ($109.99), and the recipient must be a new subscriber.
If your recipient already has Hulu, wants Hulu, or wants ESPN+, they can leverage your gift into the bundle when they redeem the digital voucher and create their Disney+ account on the Disney Plus Billing Details page.
NETFLIX GIFT SUBSCRIPTIONS
If you have Netflix, but someone you love does not, you can buy a Netflix gift card, available online via major retailers, and send that along to your recipient. Netflix will deduct monthly charges according to the recipient’s wishes. Current monthly plans range from $6.99 for ad-supported basic to $9.99 for basic (one device, basic HD definition) to standard $15.49 (two screens at a time, with downloading options, in 1080p HD) to premium for $19.99 (four screens at a time, and Ultra HD 4K capabilities).
HULU GIFT SUBSCRIPTIONS
Sadly, you cannot directly gift someone a Hulu subscription. Instead, you’ll have to buy them a Hulu gift card, available via major retailers online like Amazon. Then your recipient will redeem the card on Hulu. The gift cards are available in denominations of $25, $50, and $100.
APPLE TV+ GIFT SUBSCRIPTIONS
Gifting your loved one an Apple TV+ subscription is as easy as purchasing an Apple gift card. Apple gift cards come in any denomination between $25 and $500 and can be used on anything in the Apple ecosystem, from products to apps to an Apple TV+ subscription. Your giftee will gain access to a library of Apple originals, including Ted Lasso, Severance, CODA, and so much more upcoming.
Not sure how much to gift? Apple TV+ currently costs $6.99/month for ad-free streaming.
PARAMOUNT+ GIFT SUBSCRIPTIONS
Now is the perfect time to take a look at Paramount+, and plans start as low as $5.99 a month. Here you’ll find a vast library of TV episodes, films, and live sporting events, plus original content from CBS All Access, CBS, Showtime, BET, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures, Pluto TV, and more. You’ll have access to a library of original content, including Star Trek: Discovery, RuPaul’s Drag Race, and shows from the Yellowstone universe — 1883 and 1923.
You can sign up for a free month now, but if you want to gift a subscription, you’ll have to do it via gift cards, available in denominations of $25, $50, and $100 at retailers like Best Buy or Walmart. How much to buy, then? Subscription costs run $4.99 (with ads) or $9.99 (ad-free) per month after that first month, with annual prices chopping 15 percent off the monthly cost.
ACORN TV GIFT SUBSCRIPTIONS
You may have seen ads for Acorn as well as BritBox. Acorn came to our shores in 2011, when it pivoted much like Netflix from DVDs to streaming. Line of Duty, starring Lennie James of The Walking Dead fame, has just begun airing in the States on AMC and Hulu, but you can also catch all five seasons on Acorn. The AMC Networks’ owned service is also the exclusive streamer of the acclaimed mini-series Deadwater Fell starring David Tenant and Cush Jumbo.
A one-year gift subscription to Acorn TV currently runs $69.99. There’s also a seven-day free trial.
AMAZON PRIME GIFT SUBSCRIPTIONS
If, for whatever reason, your giftee hasn’t succumbed to the Amazon juggernaut yet, then gifting them with an Amazon Prime account not only brings them into the fold of Prime Video series such as the award-winning Fleabag, The Boys, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, but also thousands of other TV series and movies like the exclusive Shotgun Wedding. In addition to access to all this fantastic content, your gift recipient will receive free delivery on almost anything else they may want to be shipped to their door.
While Amazon has removed the option to gift someone a subscription directly, Amazon Gift Cards can be applied to Prime memberships. If you want to give a full year, you’ll need to get a $139 gift card.
BRITBOX GIFT SUBSCRIPTIONS
BritBox punches its weight with the combined power of the BBC and ITV behind it, which means you can find lots of classic British TV, as well as more topical fare such as the weekly Prime Minister’s Questions session in which the PM gets bombarded with questions from members of Parliament.
The BritBox catalog ranges from classic Doctor Who, and Prime Suspect to quiz panel shows such as QI, 8 Out of 10 Cats, and Cats Does Countdown, to all sorts of comedy classics, including A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Absolutely Fabulous, Blackadder, Gavin & Stacey, The Office, and The Thick of It.
BritBox also has original series, like Stonehouse, which stars Matthew MacFadyen as the real-life PM who faked his own death opposite his wife, Keeley Hawes.
A gift subscription costs $79.99 for a full year of streaming.
THE CRITERION CHANNEL GIFT SUBSCRIPTIONS
Look no further than Criterion’s catalog of classics for old-school movie buffs, which includes some 2,100 films. Akira Kurosawa. Fellini. David Lynch. Charlie Chaplin. Errol Morris. And so much more, even contemporary classics and modern-day filmmakers espousing their loves of old faves. Gift a one-month subscription for $10.99 or a one-year subscription for $99.99.
