Need a Last Minute Gift? How to Give Netflix, Disney+ or Another Streaming Service for the Holidays!
Most streaming services sell gift cards that can be filled with any amount the buyer wants, and you can check out a full list here!
Every year, the holidays become a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it affair. It seems like we wait for the season all year, and when it finally arrives it goes by in a flash. There’s suddenly less than a week until Christmas, and readers who are looking for a last-minute gift have definitely come to the right place.
That’s because most of the top streaming services on the market offer gift subscriptions or gift cards, so you can give the present of entertainment this holiday season. The Streamable can recommend each of the following streaming platforms highly, as all of them provide top-flight entertainment for subscribers.
Which Streamers Offer Gift Cards to Users Directly?
The best way to get a gift for the streaming-needy friends and family in your life is through gift cards, which can either be purchased in pre-set amounts or sometimes loaded with whatever amount the purchaser wants. These streamers allow you to buy their digital gift cards directly from the service itself, so you can cut out the middleman this holiday season.
Disney+ and Hulu
Disney+ and Hulu content has combined on the Disney+ platform for the first time this year, so snagging a gift card to both streamers makes the most sense! Watch top franchises like Marvel and Star Wars with Disney+, Hulu originals like “The Bear” and “A Murder at the End of the World” available as well. A Disney+ e-gift card can be bought from $25-$100, or loaded with any amount the purchaser wants. Recipients can use the Disney+ gift card to sign up just for that service, or the various Disney Bundle packages including Disney+ and Hulu combined!
Sling TV
Sling TV allows users to watch top cable channels like ESPN, FX, TBS and TNT, Lifetime, and many more with plans starting at just $40 per month. You’ll also get 50 hours of DVR storage, and thousands of titles streaming on-demand. You can give digital Sling gift cards in increments of $30, $60, $90, $120, or a custom amount.
Which Streaming Services Allow You to Gift Them Directly?
Some streamers allow you to skip the step of sending a digital gift card, and let you buy a subscription directly for someone else. No codes to remember, just sign up and let them start streaming whenever they want!
ESPN+
ESPN+ hosts tens of thousands of live sports events every year, including “Monday Night Football,” every out-of-market NHL game not appearing on national channels, baseball from MLB, college events in every sport and from every conference, and much more. It’s normally $10.99 per month, but you can gift a loved one an annual ESPN+ subscription for $109.99 for the next year!
The Criterion Channel
If you know any true cinephiles, there’s no better gift to give them this year than a subscription to the Criterion Channel. It holds thousands of historically groundbreaking movies in monochrome and in color. Content is curated by genre, year, director, or themes, and buyers can gift a subscription of between one and twelve months when they click the “Sign Up” button.
Which Streamers Sell Gift Cards Through Retailers Like Amazon?
These streaming services make it a little harder to get and give gift cards, but they still make for an excellent option this year if you need a last-minute gift.
Netflix
Netflix offers three subscription tiers: its ad-supported plan for $6.99 per month; the ad-free Standard plan for $15.49 per month; and its Premium plan for $22.99. Audiences who want to stream popular shows like “Wednesday” and “Outer Banks,” as well as the upcoming “Rebel Moon - Part One” will love getting this as a gift.
Shoppers can purchase digital gift cards for instant delivery in amounts between $15-$200, or select whichever amount they want.
Get a Netflix gift card this holiday season!
Prime Video
Unfortunately, users can’t get a standalone gift card to just the Prime Video service. But you can gift an Amazon e-gift card, either in increments of $25 or loaded with any amount the buyer wants. That can be redeemed on Prime Video or any other Amazon product or service the recipient wants, so feel free to go crazy with this one!
Give the gift of an Amazon gift card that can be used on Prime Video memberships!
Apple TV+/MLS Season Pass
Like Prime Video, Apple TV+ does not offer a dedicated gift card line of its own. But you can still gift an Apple gift card which the recipient can use on an Apple TV+ or MLS Season Pass subscription, Apple hardware or any other product the company offers. Denominations run from $25 to $500, or any amount the buyer wants.
Snag a digital Apple gift card for your loved one!
Paramount+
Paramount+ does its gift cards a bit differently, making them available in denominations of $25, $50 or $100. Whichever denomination you choose to give, you’ll allow the recipient to watch titles like “Lawmen: Bass Reeves,” Nickelodeon content like “SpongeBob Squarepants,” top franchises like Star Trek and even Super Bowl LVIII in February.