Have you been surprised by seeing a charge from Roku Warner Media on your bank statement and are unsure what it is? I’m here to help you. Many new Roku users are unaware of such a deduction, so they worried when checking their bank statements.
Here is all that you need to know regarding this. As a Roku user for the last few years, I can explain this, and I am just overwhelmed by them deducting my hard-earned money. I’ll show you how to stop this if you don’t need it.
Roku Warner media charge Explained
Warner media charge on Roku is the subscription charge applied to your Roku streaming service since you have a yearly or monthly subscription plan of HBO Max owned by Warner Bros. Their subscription charge is taken through your Roku account. That’s why you are seeing this type of payment.
On your Roku account page, you can see all of the premium subscriptions made by you, and if you don’t want their package, simply turn off it.
HBO Max is a leading streaming service where you can access a wide range of movies and TV shows with an active subscription. Two types of plans are available, which vary in price based on whether they include ads with the content. The ad-free plans are priced at $14.99 per month or $149.99 per year. However, the subscription with ads is a bit more budget-friendly, costing $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year.
So, what’s your Roku Warner media charge if you have an HBO subscription?
- $14.99/Month or 149.99/Year (Ad-free)
- $9.99/Month or $99.99/Year
Not only HBO Max, there are so many other channels they own such as Discovery, Discovery+, CNN, etc. And if you subscribed to those with their premium subscription, it’ll be charged.
How to cancel the Warner Media charge on Roku?
To simply cancel the Warner media charge through the Roku home screen, select the channel owned by Warner Bros. For example, let’s take HBO Max. Once you’ve navigated to HBO Max and it’s selected, press the “*” (Asterisk) key, which will bring up a pop-up box. Then select “Manage Subscription” and proceed to cancel the subscription.
An email confirming the cancellation will come to your E-mail box and then your credit card will never be charged.
To see all the subscriptions, log in to your account. Then select Manage Account, and select Manage Your Subscription tab. View all and unsubscribe for all those you don’t want.
Set a secret PIN
You may not have added the unwanted subscription to your Roku account, but someone else at your home may have. And that’s why you were surprised when you saw an anonymous Warner media charge on your account.
You can set a secret PIN to secure unauthorized actions.
How to set up a Secret PIN?
Follow the instructions
- Login to your Roku account through mobile/website (my.roku.com)
- See the UPDATE option under the PIN References
- Enter any 4-digit number (Should not forget)
- Select PIN usage preferences from the given
- Then Save the settings
That’s enough!
Does Roku have any monthly charges?
Roku does not charge any monthly fee to watch media channels. But if you want to access premium content from third-party streaming providers such as Amazon Prime, Netflix, Sling TV, etc, you should buy their premium membership plans.
Benefits of Warner Media subscription
WarnerMedia is a prominent American multinational entertainment company. It operates as a subsidiary of AT&T and encompasses an extensive portfolio of media properties. These include Warner Bros., known for film and television production; and HBO, renowned for premium cable and streaming services.
They have a list of useful channels that will entertain you the most. This includes HBO, HBO Max, TNT, DC Entertainment, Cartoon Network, TBS, etc. One of the main benefits is they have all the entertainment packages needed for a family.
In short, they entertain your whole family for such a low cost. But it’s your choice whether you want their service or not.
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