Prime Video US launches bundles: Will Australia follow?

Amazon Prime Video subscribers in the US were recently treated to a unique money-saving offer - for just $30 USD per month, they can bundle five different streaming platforms within the one app, giving users a healthy, ongoing 39% discount. 

The Prime Video app isn't just a standalone subscription service; it's an aggregator of various streaming services - some big (HBO Max, Paramount+), some small (Shudder, AMC+). In a bid to keep susbcribers within the Prime Video app for longer, the US streaming/shopping giant is offering subscribers the opportunity to bundle a stack of streaming services together. At launch, the bundle includes AMC+, Britbox, MGM+, PBS Masterpiece, and STARZ. That's $30 USD per month for five streaming services that would normally cost upwards of $40 USD per month. In Australia, that would be like saving roughly $15 per month (or $180 per year).

For context, here's how much an Australian stand-alone Prime Video subscription will set you back:

	Plan	Inclusions	Price	Details
Prime Video	Prime Video Monthly Plan	Prime Video Monthly Plan Features exclusive Amazon Originals as well as popular movies and TV shows Watch on 3 devices at once Watch on 3 devices Deal: 1-month free trial Min. cost $9.99 per month	$9.99/mth Min. cost $9.99 per month	View Plan
Prime Video	Prime Video Annual Plan	Prime Video Annual Plan Features exclusive Amazon Originals as well as popular movies and TV shows Watch on 3 devices at once Watch on 3 devices Deal: 1-month free trial Min. cost $79 per year	$79/year Min. cost $79 per year	View Plan

Is Prime Video bundling coming to Australia?

At the time of writing, it's too early to tell whether Amazon Prime Video will introduce bundling in Australia - especially considering many of the services involved with the US bundle don't have a presence in Australia.  Often when a rollout like a price-hike or the exclusive acquisition of a specific franchise shifts in one country, it does tend to have a knock-on effect and reach us here in the Land Down Under... eventually. It's not likely we'll see major streaming services that are already flourishing - like HBO Max, Disney Plus or Netflix - involved in a streaming bundle here in Australia, but a homegrown combo like Stan, Binge and Kayo could work in everyone's favour. 

It's entirely possible we'll see a similar bundle option become available in Prime Video Australia. But at the time of writing, the Prime Video channels on offer are more US or Euro-centric:

• AcornTV
• AMC+
• Apple TV
• beIN Sports
• BritBox
• Chaupal
• Crunchyroll
• Curiosity Stream
• Docplay
• Gaia
• The Great Courses Signature Collection
• Hayu
• HBO Max
• HIDIVE
• iwonder
• Lionsgate+
• Love Nature
• MGM+
• MUBI
• NFL Gamepass
• OUTtv
• Paramount Plus
• Playkids Learning
• Rialto
• Shudder
• Simply South
• Sony Pictures Core
• Stingray

Christie Graham

Digital Content Editor

Christie Graham is a tech industry expert and former head copywriter for Harvey Norman's Computers and Tech category. She won a national Newscorp writing competition to review TV shows on Binge, and keeps busy juggling her many hobbies including baking, painting, archery, stargazing, tending to her chickens, training her Border Collie, expanding her Harry Potter replica collection, and making lists (much like this one).

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