Here’s some bad news for folks who’ve been using Plex to stream stuff from a buddy’s personal media server to their TV for free for years. As it pledged to do earlier this year when it class=”link ” href=”https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/plex-raises-subscription-prices-for-the-first-time-in-a-decade-182622032.html” data-i13n=”cpos:1;pos:1″ data-ylk=”slk:bumped up the price of the Plex Pass;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>bumped up the price of the Plex Pass, the service is class=”link rapid-with-clickid etailiffa-link” href=”https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?merchantId=fc65353f-45dc-4cd0-89be-ac2071680abb&siteId=us-engadget&pageId=1p-autolink&contentUuid=0a0261e7-6673-4afa-98b3-1f2315163cfa&featureId=text-link&merchantName=WIRED&linkText=starting+to+enforce&custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53aXJlZC5jb20vc3RvcnkvcGxleC1jcmFja2luZy1kb3duLWZyZWUtcmVtb3RlLXN0cmVhbWluZy1hY2Nlc3MvIiwiY29udGVudFV1aWQiOiIwYTAyNjFlNy02NjczLTRhZmEtOThiMy0xZjIzMTUxNjNjZmEiLCJvcmlnaW5hbFVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LndpcmVkLmNvbS9zdG9yeS9wbGV4LWNyYWNraW5nLWRvd24tZnJlZS1yZW1vdGUtc3RyZWFtaW5nLWFjY2Vzcy8ifQ&signature=AQAAAdz_8NY3edpMz0RoWcL8zZ6vAf1c0th0MYY2HrDnA42H&gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wired.com%2Fstory%2Fplex-cracking-down-free-remote-streaming-access%2F&spaceId=1197802876″ data-i13n=”elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:WIRED;elmt:;cpos:2;pos:1″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:starting to enforce;elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:WIRED;elmt:;cpos:2;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>starting to enforce a paywall for remote streaming from a personal server to TV apps. Plex is rolling out the change on its Roku app class=”link ” href=”https://forums.plex.tv/t/changes-coming-to-remote-streaming-on-roku/933671″ data-i13n=”cpos:3;pos:1″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:this week;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>this week, followed by its other TV apps (on the likes of Fire TV, Apple TV and Android TV) and third-party clients that use its remote…

Here’s some bad news for folks who’ve been using Plex to stream stuff from a buddy’s personal media server to their TV for free for years. As it pledged to do earlier this year when it class=”link ” href=”https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/plex-raises-subscription-prices-for-the-first-time-in-a-decade-182622032.html” data-i13n=”cpos:1;pos:1″ data-ylk=”slk:bumped up the price of the Plex Pass;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>bumped up the price of the Plex Pass, the service is class=”link rapid-with-clickid etailiffa-link” href=”https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?merchantId=fc65353f-45dc-4cd0-89be-ac2071680abb&siteId=us-engadget&pageId=1p-autolink&contentUuid=0a0261e7-6673-4afa-98b3-1f2315163cfa&featureId=text-link&merchantName=WIRED&linkText=starting+to+enforce&custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53aXJlZC5jb20vc3RvcnkvcGxleC1jcmFja2luZy1kb3duLWZyZWUtcmVtb3RlLXN0cmVhbWluZy1hY2Nlc3MvIiwiY29udGVudFV1aWQiOiIwYTAyNjFlNy02NjczLTRhZmEtOThiMy0xZjIzMTUxNjNjZmEiLCJvcmlnaW5hbFVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LndpcmVkLmNvbS9zdG9yeS9wbGV4LWNyYWNraW5nLWRvd24tZnJlZS1yZW1vdGUtc3RyZWFtaW5nLWFjY2Vzcy8ifQ&signature=AQAAAdz_8NY3edpMz0RoWcL8zZ6vAf1c0th0MYY2HrDnA42H&gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wired.com%2Fstory%2Fplex-cracking-down-free-remote-streaming-access%2F&spaceId=1197802876″ data-i13n=”elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:WIRED;elmt:;cpos:2;pos:1″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:starting to enforce;elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:WIRED;elmt:;cpos:2;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>starting to enforce a paywall for remote streaming from a personal server to TV apps. Plex is rolling out the change on its Roku app class=”link ” href=”https://forums.plex.tv/t/changes-coming-to-remote-streaming-on-roku/933671″ data-i13n=”cpos:3;pos:1″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:this week;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>this week, followed by its other TV apps (on the likes of Fire TV, Apple TV and Android TV) and third-party clients that use its remote…