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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Mark Sweney Media business correspondent

Netflix teams up with Microsoft on cheaper streaming with adverts

A phone with the Netflix logo in front of a TV with the Netflix logo
Netflix is expected to announce the loss of a further 2m global subscribers next week. Photograph: Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Images

Netflix has partnered with Microsoft to launch a cheaper subscription plan showing adverts in an attempt to appeal to cash-strapped consumers seeking to cut back on costs.

The streaming platform first announced plans to launch a cheaper service – giving subscribers the chance to pay less in return for viewing ads – in April after reporting the first loss of subscribers in a decade, wiping almost $60bn (£51bn) off its market value.

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