[UPDATED] Extra charges soon for different households using one Netflix account

KUALA LUMPUR – Additional Netflix subscribers who are not in the same household will be charged an additional RM13 per month or opt to have separate subscriptions as the streaming service expands its password-sharing crackdown to Malaysia.

According to a statement by Netflix Malaysia, emails on the matter will be sent out starting today to subscribers who are sharing Netflix outside their households.

“A Netflix account is for use by one household.

“Everyone living in that household can use Netflix wherever they are – at home, on the go, on holiday – at home, on the go, on holiday – and take advantage of new features like Transfer Profile, Manage Access and Devices.”

Earlier, AFP reported that Netflix is expanding its crackdown on password sharing to shore up revenue 

Netflix said early this year that more than 100 million households were sharing accounts at the service, “impacting our ability to invest in great new TV and films”.

The service has experimented in a few markets with “borrower” or “shared” accounts, in which subscribers can add extra users for a higher price or transfer viewing profiles to separate accounts.

The current crackdown applies to more than 100 countries.

Netflix in April said its subscriber numbers hit a record high 232.5 million in the first quarter of the year and that its nascent ad-supported tier was faring well.

The company said in a recent presentation to advertisers that it had more than five million subscribers to its ad-support tier. – The Vibes, May 24, 2023