Market & Commercial Dynamics

• Ampere: Netflix, Disney+ and Prime Video Pull the Brake on Price Rises

  Ampere Analysis finds average streaming price rises have nearly halved since 2023/24 as subscribers hit their spending limit.

• YouTube Offers Creators Millions to Block Netflix Exclusivity Deals

  YouTube Offers Creators Millions to Block Netflix Exclusivity Deals Bloomberg reported that YouTube is offering top creators direct financing and brand-deal revenue shares to secure time-limited exclu…

• Western Europe Streaming Market Set to Hit $75 Billion by 2031 as Ad Tiers Outpace Subscriptions

  Western Europe Streaming Market Set to Hit $75 Billion by 2031 as Ad Tiers Outpace Subscriptions A new market forecast projects Western Europe's streaming revenue reaching $75 billion by 2031, with SV…

• Videoland Ends Ad-Free Viewing, Opens All Tiers to Advertising

  Videoland Ends Ad-Free Viewing, Opens All Tiers to Advertising Dutch streaming platform Videoland, owned by Bedrock customer DPG Media, quietly ended ad-free viewing across all subscription tiers, upd…

• RTL Deutschland Deepens Sky Integration With New Bundles, Pricing and Sports Rights

  RTL Deutschland Deepens Sky Integration With New Bundles, Pricing and Sports Rights Less than three months after closing its acquisition of Sky Deutschland, RTL Deutschland announced closer integratio…

• Starz Posts Widening Q2 Net Loss After Exiting Universal Film Licensing Deal

  Starz's Q2 net loss widens sharply on a one-time charge from exiting its Universal film licensing deal, even as underlying losses narrow.

• Roku Platform Revenue Rises 25% Ahead of Fox Takeover

  Roku posts 25% platform revenue growth in its Q2 2026 results as its planned acquisition by Fox approaches.

• HBO Max Streaming Revenue Tops $3 Billion for the First Time in Q2

  Warner Bros. Discovery's streaming unit crosses $3 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time, driven by ad-tier growth.

• ITVX Crosses 400 Million Monthly Streams for the First Time

  ITVX Crosses 400 Million Monthly Streams for the First Time ITV's streaming platform recorded 468 million streams and 21 million users in June, its strongest month on record and an increase of 173 mil…

• Bending Spoons Shares Cool From Debut Highs in First Week as a Public Company

  Bending Spoons Shares Cool From Debut Highs in First Week as a Public Company Bending Spoons — the Italian roll-up whose portfolio includes Bedrock rival Brightcove and Vimeo — priced its Nasdaq IPO a…