Netflix has introduced a new type of extra member account: extra members with ads. The streamer announced the new offering in a shareholder letter on Tuesday before its fourth-quarter earnings call.

Netflix subscribers ... The streamer also launched a new, ad-supported tier for Extra Members for an additional $6.99 a month for subscribers who would like to add a member to their plan outside ...

Netflix's 2023 crackdown on password sharing introduced the service's Extra Member option, which allows subscribers to enable access to one or two members who live outside of their household for ...

However, you can share an account with another person who doesn't live with you by adding an extra member. It's an additional cost, but not as costly as a full Netflix subscription for each party.

Netflix subscribers paying for extra members will also feel the pinch. Following the password-sharing ban, an additional account outside your household now costs £5.99, up from £4.99.